ReachGlobal and Crisis Response have a longstanding partnership with the Evangelical Free Church of the Philippines (EFCP). Through shared efforts in church planting, child sponsorship, pastoral training and more, this partnership invests in disciplemakers to establish the Church where the gospel isn't known.
In the last decade, multiple typhoons have affected the Philippines, causing suffering and impacting the gospel work of our ministry partners in the EFCP. In early November, Typhoon Kalmaegi (Tino) caused significant damage, took the lives of more than 100 people and displaced hundreds of thousands. ReachGlobal Crisis Response is mobilizing to support our partners in the EFCP and share the love of Christ in the midst of this crisis while also fulfilling goals to plant new churches and make disciples in the affected areas.
Each new crisis in the Philippines provides a chance to strengthen local churches and opens doors for further partnership. Over the years, ReachGlobal Crisis Response has invested in its partnership with the EFCP after Typhoon Yolanda in 2013, Typhoon Ruby in 2014, Typhoon Phanfone in 2019, Typhoon Odette in 2021 and most recently, Typhoon Kalmaegi.
In 2013, Typhoon Yolanda had a devastating impact on people’s lives, the community and infrastructure of the central Philippines, but also impacted the kingdom vision and thinking of key church leaders in the affected region. Since then, more than 30 churches have been planted amid the recovery and ongoing development efforts.
In 2015, the EFCP and ReachGlobal Crisis Response partnered to start the Church Planters Cohort, a peer coaching network for calling, equipping and encouragement. They now meet three times a year and invest in 120 church planters to advance the EFCP's vision of planting 200 churches by the end of 2026.
In 2023, collaboration began between the EFCP and GlobalFingerprints, the EFCA’s child sponsorship program. The EFCP and GlobalFingerprints have offered child sponsorship opportunities in Manila for several years, but also work with church leaders in Eastern Samar to support church planting efforts and transform the lives of vulnerable children.
Church planters in that region have been investing in children’s literacy outreach and other kids’ ministries as an avenue of building community relationships, and prayerfully, this partnership will take that to the next level. With almost a third of the nation under the age of 15, the need for intentional investment in the next generation will be foundational for the future of the church.
Pray
- For a team of leaders who can invest in the next generation of pastors and church planters to keep a culture of multiplication growing across the Philippines
- For the development of new GlobalFingerprints sites to equip the local churches to transform the lives of vulnerable children
- For healthy and sustainable relationships with pastors and church planters who recognize that each crisis creates a new mission field and ministry opportunities
Give
As we continue our long-term partnerships, we are asking for your prayers and financial generosity to provide relief, recovery and development for ministry partners on the ground in the Philippines. You can give online or mail a check designated Philippines Typhoon Response - 39412 to:
