Philippine Mission

E-mail is cheap and efficient. It can reach every corner of the globe in a fraction of a second. Internet pornographers and predators have used it for years. Why have we not used it more for the glory of God, like evangelism? There are companies selling as many as 50 million addresses for a few hundred dollars. If 1% of 1% of 50 million want to study the Bible, those are 50,000 willing souls. Why hasn't anyone in our fellowship attempted this affordable but potentially explosive medium? Here are several reasons:

Legal issues of spamming. Although it is not well-defined, obviously, no one is willing to risk the embarrassment or possibility of going to jail. Funny. Pornographers and established companies have shamelessly promoted their causes. Philippine Mission plans to send out attractively-designed introductory Bible lessons to each of those 50 million e-mail addresses. That process is not spamming, and will make the offer more personal as well.

A lot of initial work. Fortunately, labor is cheap in the Philippines. For a very low cost, we can send individual letters to 50 million people in less than six months, working around the clock. We can also network all over the world and farm out new e-mail addresses to which we can send lessons. Our Cebu office will do the sorting and coordinate with teachers around the world.

Need world-wide contacts. We at Philippine Mission have already started establishing contacts among our missionaries throughout the world so that follow-up work can be done with the prospects. However, we need at least 5,000 teachers to communicate directly with the students, even in the early stages of their studies. We are coordinating with World Bible School which currently has 300 teachers available. This can easily multiply once we have a list of interested students.

Need equipment and expertise. Fortunately, we already have a dozen computers in the Philippines that can be used for this effort. We have quality people who are working on web pages to make our presentation of the gospel more appealing and attractive. We hope to ship dozens more used computers later this year, which could be used when we start sending our mail-outs. We have our own technical support staff, and should be able to set up launching offices all over the country in a matter of days.

Need passion and vision. This can be a very complicated and difficult work. Putting all of it together will take a lot of people committed to world evangelism and who appreciate the value and the use of the new technology. This drive will go hand-in-hand with our web sites as well as the printing of paper materials which can be distributed by postal mail or in the streets and markets all over the world by our network of friends.

If you would like to participate in this endeavor, please let us know. We need computer programmers, coordinators who will network, administrative adviser, financial partners, resource directors, legal adviser, prayer partners, writers, and of course 5000 Bible teachers via e-mail.