Bible Workers: Philippines
Bible Workers are invaluable in reaching the many towns and villages in the Philippines. Being able to speak the language and already understanding the culture, these dedicated workers meet the people on their level. They travel to villages and pray with the people, provide Bible studies, and develop committed groups of believers that stay committed long term.
You can fully sponsor the wage of a Bible Worker in the Philippines for only $150/month!
Enormous advantages of national Bible workers:
They don’t have to buy an airplane ticket to get there.
They are able to mingle without being easily noticed.
They are intimately familiar with the culture.
A national Bible workers can be sent out at a fraction of the cost of a Western missionary.
They already know the language.
They are accustomed to living in local conditions.
In the eyes of the locals, national Bible Workers do not represent a foreign country or a strange religion.
Jesus for Asia currently has about 50 Bible workers in the Philippines. In Mindoro, we have a team of Bible workers making great inroads with the Mangyan people group, and in Mindanao, Mike and Michelle Cordes are training national Bible workers to reach their home villages. There is a conflict waging now between the government and rebels, and their lives are very much in danger. Check out the links below to learn more about these awesome projects.
WHAT DOES A BIBLE WORKER DO?
Our Bible Workers’ primary goal is to share the Gospel with whoever they can. This looks different in every location.
Since many of our Bible Workers serve in areas where sharing the Gospel is difficult, they use a variety of traditional and creative methods to share the Gospel, including:
Going door to door, asking people if they can pray for them.
Making friends in their villages, on public transport, at the store, etc.
Teaching in schools or tutoring in villages
Helping people with farming or building projects
Passing out literature
Holding evangelistic meetings for adults or children
Giving health talks and sharing natural remedies
Shepherding churches
And much more!
WHAT IMPACT DO THEY HAVE?
Our Bible Workers are incredibly dedicated. Some travel long distances to witness in small and remote villages, while others live in the villages, visiting the people and helping them improve both their physical and spiritual lives. Still, others spend months in a community before anyone will even speak to them, and many of them act as de-facto pastors, maintaining services in several churches where there is no pastor and expecting nothing in return.
Everywhere they go, Bible Workers pray with and give Bible studies to anyone who will listen. God has provided many miracles to bless their lives and those of the people they serve. By the grace of God, illnesses and injuries have been healed, families have been brought back together, and many people have come into the fold of Christ. Kindly pray for these Bible Workers and the work that they are doing.
HOW TO SUPPORT OUR BIBLE WORKERS…
Bible Workers who know the language and culture help grow communities of believers throughout the thousands of towns and villages across Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and other sensitive countries. You can enable a Bible Worker to plant seeds of faith in Asia by donating to this project. All funds given toward supporting Bible Workers go directly to the Bible Workers’ monthly stipends.