Sunday, December 30, 2007

Gateway to Asia

As a result of US involvement in the Philippines during WWII, it became obvious that the Islands proved to be a vital link to the rest of Asia. At that times, as is the case now, the advantages have been for the sake of money, trade, and workforce labor. We have no doubt that the Philippine Islands now are prepared to be the Gateway to Asia with the gospel of Jesus Christ. As God orchestrated a common language, developed roads, unified government and so much more for the dispersion of the gospel in the days of Christ and the disciples, so the tools of modern transportation and communication mixed with the Philippines record of sending people to countries all over Asia to work have paved the way for what I believe can be a major missionary sending movement to the unreached in the 10/40 window. The Philippines more than any other country in the world exports it people. Every day in the papers there are large articles about the labor deficiencies in other countries (i.e. Thousands of teachers needed in the US). There are so many Filipinos in other countries that it would be natural to send them equipped with the gospel knowing that they will be more readily accepted into closed or restricted countries than Americans would. The country has a great need for further church planting efforts and discipleship implementation. If done effectively, it could become a powerful sending agent to the rest of Asia within a short time.
With man this is impossible, but not with God...

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