Tagbanwa project gets help
For more than five decades, there has been a growing church in the Tagbanwa tribe of the Philippines.
NTM and Wycliffe missionaries worked together for years to translate the Bible, establish a medical program, and guide the Tagbanwa people to Christ.
Nearly 1,300 Tagbanwas are now believers but more than 7,000 are still unreached.
Tagbanwa believers have a vision to reach the rest of their tribe. But for this to happen they need ministry training and the ability to be self-supporting.
To make their vision a reality, the Integrated Tagbanwa Project has been established. The ITP has three aspects: biblical training and discipleship, community medical care and agriculture and animal husbandry.
This April a huge part of the ITP will become a reality, and a church from South Korea is helping to make it happen.
"Uijongbu Community Church in South Korea have been partners with us in the Tagbanwa work for 24 years now, " wrote missionary Jody Crain. "This is their third year in a row to send a team to minister to the Tagbanwa Church."
The short-term team will hike their way through the jungle and up the mountain to where the ITP is located. There they will help install a solar-powered electric system.
"I have been working with our NTM tribal tech department to develop a solar-powered system that would provide lighting for the training center," Jody wrote. "Tribal tech has come up with an awesome system that covers the dorms, staff housing, training hall, office, plant nursery, chicken and goat houses and a cell phone charging station to boot. And the Lord has provided the finances for the system."
Pray for safety and good weather for the team as they install the solar electric system and also minister to the Tagbanwa people medically and spiritually. Pray also for the ITP students, that they will study diligently and be equipped to help their fellow Tagbanwas.
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NTM and Wycliffe missionaries worked together for years to translate the Bible, establish a medical program, and guide the Tagbanwa people to Christ.
Nearly 1,300 Tagbanwas are now believers but more than 7,000 are still unreached.
Tagbanwa believers have a vision to reach the rest of their tribe. But for this to happen they need ministry training and the ability to be self-supporting.
To make their vision a reality, the Integrated Tagbanwa Project has been established. The ITP has three aspects: biblical training and discipleship, community medical care and agriculture and animal husbandry.
This April a huge part of the ITP will become a reality, and a church from South Korea is helping to make it happen.
"Uijongbu Community Church in South Korea have been partners with us in the Tagbanwa work for 24 years now, " wrote missionary Jody Crain. "This is their third year in a row to send a team to minister to the Tagbanwa Church."
The short-term team will hike their way through the jungle and up the mountain to where the ITP is located. There they will help install a solar-powered electric system.
"I have been working with our NTM tribal tech department to develop a solar-powered system that would provide lighting for the training center," Jody wrote. "Tribal tech has come up with an awesome system that covers the dorms, staff housing, training hall, office, plant nursery, chicken and goat houses and a cell phone charging station to boot. And the Lord has provided the finances for the system."
Pray for safety and good weather for the team as they install the solar electric system and also minister to the Tagbanwa people medically and spiritually. Pray also for the ITP students, that they will study diligently and be equipped to help their fellow Tagbanwas.
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