Laymen Ministries Philippines

God's work among the natives in Mindoro

Our work:

Katutubo Excel Schools

Education for Iraya natives

SDA Prision Ministry

Encouraging inmates to share the gospel

Laymen Ministries Express III

For 20 years, Laymen Ministries Philippines has been traveling on the South China Sea to deliver and support missionaries to very remote native villages on the northern end of the island of Mindoro, Philippines. Now the time has come for a new boat.

The Video shows the history and progress of the Laymen Ministries Express III in connection with our educational work.

Articles

Free Behind Bars
- High School
- Prison Ministry
Seven KESI High School students are working here on campus this summer vacation. All students are required to work during the school year, but these seven requested to work during the Summer to earn money for clothes, school supplies and, of course, a cell phone. It seems like there is no life without a cell phone. Our students are also selfless as they also buy clothes and school supplies for their siblings at home in their villages. Laymen Ministries’ Staff is delighted to have the students here as it gives us the opportunity to bond outside the classroom. While working...

By
Jim Webb
— June 20, 2018
No virtual reality in the mission field!
- Binuangan
In the mission field growth is both a blessing and a challenge. Blessings occur when we are able to share the love of god with someone in need of spiritual or material help. Blessings also occur as we grow in the process of serving our fellowman. In this service environment, we naturally draw closer to those we serve and better understand their reality. In the mission field, we deal with real people, with real life challenges, in real time. There is no virtual reality here! These challenges range from physical to emotional to material. The first response is to jump...

By
Jim Webb
— December 21, 2017
Cast Your Bread
- Pinagbayanan
Many times we read verses like “Cast your bread upon the water …” and if you are like me, you’re not giving the verse a lot of thought. Perhaps due to the fact that the verse indicates some distant event in the future, we push any focus to the nebulous “someday”. We are so caught up in the busyness of that moment that we oftentimes minimize the opportunities standing before us to be ambassadors for Jesus (2 Cor. 5:20). In 2005 Mercy and Boni Jose came to work with Laymen Ministries as missionary teachers in remote indigenous villages of Occidental...

By
Jim Webb
— September 29, 2017
Who Becomes a Missionary?
- Pinagbayanan
For the past 19 years, my wife Monika (Moni) and I have had the privilege of serving God by uplifting the “almost forgotten people” native tribes of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. God has blessed the efforts greatly and today we are ministering to 200 students in four elementary schools and 12 high school students in the only senior high school in the Philippines exclusively for native students. It is a real joy to be involved in helping an animistic people, who are barely out of the stone age, into a personal relationship with Jesus. Of course, Moni and I have not...

By
Jim Webb
— September 14, 2017
FIRST – Prove It to Me!
19 years ago, we built the first school in a native village on the island of Mindoro, Philippines. Prior to this, the natives were denied an education. Even worse, they were programed by the majority population of Tagalog and Visayan, who had moved into the native’s areas, that they were dumb and therefore school was a waste of time for them. Being already deeply in debt to the “lowlanders” who abused the uneducated natives, and having no reasoning foundation, the native parents did not see any value in education. The “lowlanders” would say things like, “your children can’t learn. They...

By
Jim Webb
— June 18, 2017
Comparison of Short Term vs. Long Term Missions
- High School
Since becoming Christians in 1983, my wife Moni and I have supported missionary outreach. In 1998 Jeff Reich, the director of Laymen Ministries, knew that we had sold our business and invited us to visit the Philippines and install some structure into the newly begun outreach here. We came, we saw, and we were captured by the desperate needs we encountered. 19 years later we are still here on the island of Mindoro trying to make a difference for the six indigenous tribes native to this island. Over the years, we have observed many very well meaning missionaries and mission...

By
Jim Webb
— May 26, 2017
First Fruit - First Graduate
- High School
In 1998, Moni and I were invited to evaluate the best way to help our indigenous brothers and sisters living around the Northern end of the Philippine island of Mindoro. We came, we saw and we were conquered by the needs! 18 years ago we had a dream! We were convinced that the best way to help this illiterate, minority group was education! Following the counsel of Matthew 28, GO AND TEACH was the priority! Alan and Maritess Branson had already begun a school for those interested in the village of Hinugasan, a hour’s hike up the mountain. The coastal...

By
Jim and Moni Webb
— April 04, 2017
Lightning strike in Mindoro
- High School
Here on the beautiful tropical island of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines, the weather is either mild, with plenty of sunshine, a gentle breeze and constant temperatures of 78 to 90 degrees day and night, or extreme conditions, with hurricane force winds and torrential rains. These extremes are also seen in the two seasons. The dry season can extend from October to June, with not a drop of rainfall. The rainy season usually starts in June and ends in early September, with the skies blessing us with 86.5 inches of water. These extremes also extend to the surrounding South China Sea. Sometimes...

By
Jim and Moni Webb
— August 24, 2016
Not all miracles are instant
- High School
Laymen Ministries Philippines has now exceeded 15 years of service in the Philippines and has reached a major milestone … Our school year here in the Philippines begins on June 1. This June, we will be living and holding classes on top of a mountain. I like to refer to it as “God’s mountain.” The living quarters, administrative offices, high school class rooms, plus dormitories and cafeteria will all be “on top of the mountain.” The high school students and staff are excited and are working hard to make this happen. Sundays find the students working construction, finishing furniture, or...

By
Jim Webb
— March 29, 2015
White Container on a Mountain
- High School
Why is a 20’ sea container sitting on top of a remote Philippine mountain? Why is Laymen Ministries Philippines so excited about the meaning of this sea container? It all started 15 years ago when Allen and Maritess Branson started Laymen Ministries’ work with the illiterate, animist, Irayan (Mangyan) natives of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. They soon discovered the importance of education and opened a school for the native children. 13 years ago, my wife Moni and I joined Laymen Ministries Philippines. We too have remained convicted of the dire need for education. Today, God has blessed and challenged us with...

By
Jim and Moni Webb
— January 17, 2012