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Manila, Philippines
Manila has one of the largest populations in the world. The capital of the Philippines, it's estimated that a quarter to a third of the city's population lives in slums or squatter settlements in various areas around the metro area. Because of the overcrowding, tragedies, such as the trash slide at Payatas, Quezon City in metro Manila, killed about 1000 people who lived and worked there.
Manila's history is a story of 350 years of colonization first by the Spanish, from its founding in 1571, and then by a few other countries. The Philippines finally became independent in 1946, but have experienced a lot of political turmoil and corruption since. Because of the influence of the Spanish, the main cultural religion is Roman Catholicism. Tagalog is the main language of the people, but English is used in businesses, schools, and by the national media.
The Global Urban Trek to Manila is a program focused on developing and challenging young adults through cross-cultural mission training, living incarnationally in poor communities, and working alongside one or more organizations and/or ministries in metro Manila that have had an effective and transformational impact among the poor. Although there will be service components ("doing"), the focus of the program is learning ("being") among native Filipino leaders and communities who have boldly ministered amid difficult places and situations through their holistic understanding of the gospel.
Trek participants will be exposed to some of the following elements: family life participation, church plants, youth and adolescent programs, environmental issues, community development, community intervention, child and family development, outreach, and counseling.
Ministry Sites: The following are the organizations we have worked with in the past. You will be informed about your ministry placement by May 31st.
Participants enjoy the joys and challenges of incarnational living with host families and will have opportunities to work with children and youth. Read what the students have to say at "Previous Treks" (See left sidebar).
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Living Springs Christian Church (LSCC)
Living Springs Christian Churches are church plants of the mission agency "Servants." Pastors for the three LSCC churches we work with grew up in the surrounding slum community and now lead their small churches to not only provide a spiritual home but also function as change agents in the neighborhood in practical ways. One example is pre-school education for children living in slums done in the church buildings with teachers from the churches.- Samaritana
This is an outreach to prostitutes and ministry to former prostitutes. Participants will be exposed to outreach, counseling, friendship and intervention among women in and out of prostitution. People who are gifted in arts and crafts are particularly encouraged to apply. -
Onesimo Foundation
Onesimo ministers among the at-risk youth of the urban poor. It provides shelter, a healing community, schooling, life skills training, and employment opportunities for at-risk youths. Participants will be exposed to friendship and mentorship among the youths, and other aspects of community development and intervention.
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