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Philippines
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— David and Leota S., CA
The letters we get from Christian Aid keep us informed of the needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Thank you so much.
— Charles and Susana C., KY
God bless you all as we work together for getting the message of salvation out to the ends of the earth.
— Evelyn K., CO
I praise God for the GREAT and MARVELOUS work He is doing through your ministries to our Brethren.
— DonnElise K.
Thank you for the letters included with our receipts. They help me understand your work. They remind me to pray for you….because you are missionaries too.
— Janet H., MT
Praise God for your ministry! Many others need to do missions this way.
— Sonja K., ME
Praying for each of you every day!
— Kenneth S., FL
My early elementary Sunday School class had the privilege of receiving Prayerline for Kids as a gift from Janet Hardy (donor). In the “Change for Making a Change” program, the children, on their own, all five children have collected $10 in pennies and chosen to support the Thanksgiving Dinner in Peru! God bless you.
— Sandy L., VT
I pray for a very blessed, peaceful Happy Thanksgiving to all my Christian Aid “family.” I thank you for all your prayerful concern for me and my family. God has been supplying all I have needed. He is truly faithful and I am so blessed. May God bless you all abundantly.
— Edith G., CA
Thank you so much for your website and facebook site. They minister to me in such a great way. They help keep keep us informed on Christians worldwide.
— Von Morgan, MN
Thank you for helping God’s people.
— Terri C., IL
May GOD's grace and love be felt by all who are touched by these funds. Please continue HIS good work in Africa!
— Kathleen C., PA
We pray without ceasing. Thank you for your caring hearts.
— Marcia A., TN
Whank you for all you are all doing in taking the Good News out to the people.
— Greg and Terri B., WV
May God continue to bless you for the work you are doing.
— Charles and Susana C., KY
Thank you for your ministry and publishing Prayerline.
— Gerald and Joan R.
How I praise the Lord for Christian Aid and the millions that are helped – furthering the gospel around the world.
— Jean P., CA
Top 5 People Groups
Tagalog: 25,003,000
Cebuano: 18,536,000
Ilocano: 8,444,000
Hiligaynon: 7,130,000
Central Bikol: 3,870,000
Religion
Christian: 90.2%
Evangelical: 12.4%
Muslim: 4.9%
Non-Religious: 1.1%
Ethnic: 3.4%
Reference:
Operation World
CIA Factbook
Joshua Project
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About Philippines
The Philippines is a collection of 700 inhabited islands with Luzon being the largest. It is home to 187 People Groups, 32 of whom remain unreached according to the Joshua Project. The Philippines is predominately Christian with one important exception. The Moro people are traditionally devout Muslims and seek a separate Muslim nation in the parts of the Philippines where they dominate. In addition to this Christians in the Philippines must contend with various cults which claim to be Christian but have adopted false teachings.
Christian Aid supports several indigenous mission groups in the Philippines, for example missionaries who give comfort to the orphaned and neglected among the Islamic Yakan tribe.
Recent Prayerline Posts
PHILIPPINES. In the Philippines, it is customary for a family to mourn for several days after the death of a relative. Hundreds of people come to the wake to console the family and honor the deceased. These are strategic times for Tribal Audio Video Evangelism Mission ...
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PHILIPPINES. The Sowing Among Muslims ministry team is seeing limitless opportunities for evangelism. The number of Iranun and Maguindanaon Muslim families being reached has increased tremendously. Gospel films have been an invaluable tool for reaching people with the gospel. ...
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PHILIPPINES. Are there Filipino youth who desire to be missionaries among the most fundamental of Muslims in western Mindanao, the Sulu Islands and the Tawi-Tawi Islands? Yes! Sowing Among Muslims has accepted and trained seven new missionaries. God has called them, ...
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PHILIPPINES. As Theos Doulos Church Planting Movement sought to plant churches in the poorer areas of Mindanao, they realized that most families cannot send their children to school. THDO desires to plant churches in Carmen, Opol, and Patukan, ...
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Indigenous Missions Projects in Philippines
Updated December 20 - Originally posted April 23, 2012 - Philippines
Davao Strategic Outreach is involved in church planting in Mindanao, Philippines, targeting primarily the Ata tribe, an unreached people group in the Matigsalog area. The Ata tribal people are farmers scattered among the mountains of the provinces of North Cotabato, Davao, and Davao del Sur. Read more.
Posted April 23, 2012 - Philippines
This evangelistic ministry's work in tribal Muslim areas includes providing food for the needy, preaching in the remote tribal Muslim villages, and discipling dedicated believers in these isolated rural areas so that they will be able to share the Good News with others in the area. Read more.
Posted April 23, 2012 - Philippines
The 35 member Gospel Team reaches the provinces and villages of South Cotabato, Sarangani, North Cotabato and Davao del Sur on the Island of Mindanao. Read more.
Related Stories
April 09, 2013 - Once a fighter for the communist army, a young man in the Philippines laid down his weapons and surrendered his life to Christ. His family was the recent recipient of a special gift from a Christian Aid donor. Read more.
December 12, 2012 - "This week, specifically last Tuesday, a Typhoon named Bopha (international name) or Pablo (Philippine name) hit the Philippine island of Mindanao in the areas of Cateel, Davao Oriental, and the Compostela Valley province where we live. Three days after the storm, my wife, Dorcas, and I went to New Bataan, where we saw toppled trees, banana plantations completely ruined, countless houses blown away, and much more devastation."
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On a group of islands in the Southern Philippines, live the Tausug, a people part of the wider Moro ethnic group whose lives are intricately intertwined with Islam and animism.
Read more.
August 13, 2012 - In the wake of Hurricane Gener a storm moved into the Northern Philippines August 7, dropping torrential rains and causing ten-foot deep floods. Indigenous ministries are already responding to this latest disaster.
Read more.
August 07, 2012 - Even though conditions are improving, many families who have lost loved ones, remain without a permanent abode. Indigenous ministries continue to distribute basic necessities such as blankets and clothing to affected households.
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June 18, 2012 - Christian Aid has received update reports from two indigenous ministries that we support in the Philippines chronicling the ongoing relief effort after the devastation caused by Typhoon Washi last year.
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Over the course of the years Christian Aid has aided over a hundred evangelistic, church-planting missions in the Philippines, plus ministries that care for needy children and operate Bible schools. Read more.
One third of Manila’s inhabitants live in poverty, the heart of which is the infamous Smoky Mountain. The nauseating stench of methane gas emitted from this 100-foot trash heap resembles a cloud of smoke, thus earning its name. The toxic environment offers these destitute dwellers a spectrum of maladies, including malnutrition, tuberculosis, dysentery, hepatitis, measles and skin rashes. Read more.
Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines, has been the traditional homeland of Muslim Filipinos since the 15th century. The Muslim population is composed of many ethnic groups spread among the islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. These scattered islands can only be reached by pump boats. While the incidence of poverty is high, the lush, natural beauty of the place provides a clear picture of the Creator’s handiwork. Read more.
The Talaandig people, located in North Cotabato Province on the island of Mindanao, Philippines, are a small animistic tribe of only 4,500. And unlike the more dominant Muslim tribes living in the Philippines, the Talaandig are excluded from political affairs. Because they are relatively ignored by government authorities, the tribe has become susceptible to coercions to join such rebel groups as the communist New People’s Army. Read more.
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