ATLANTA BIBLE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF THE PHILIPPINES REPORT

Atlanta Bible Christian Fellowship of the Philippines, Inc. is an independent fellowship based in Metro Manila. This is founded by Pastor Juliet Vasquez minister of Atlanta Bible Christian Fellowship of the Philippines, Inc.. Presently the congregation had 20 active members most of them belong to the urban poor community, which migrated from the provinces of Mindanao and Visayas due to unstable economic condition and peace and order instabilities.

Aside from regular Sunday worship, mid-week prayer group meetings are conducted in every home family for prayer and fellowshipping. The ministry aside from regular Sunday worship is also having mid- week prayer group meetings in every home families for prayer and fellowship The ministry is also doing feeding program in the poverty stricken area where Atlanta Bible Christian Fellowship of the Philippines, Inc. ministry has chosen as priority projects. This ministry focused on the holistic approach of salvation wherein bringing Christ and his words to the hearts of man and help them develop financially through livelihood and skill's training development Program.

The Kilusang Pinay Inc.(Tagalog version of Do It Filipina Women) was created by Atlanta Bible Christian Fellowship of the Philippines, Inc./INANG BAYAN PILIPINAS MOVEMENT INC.(Movement of Mother Philippines)an NGO affiliated with ABFI ministry here in Manila. Kilusang Pinay Inc.was organized by Juliet Vasquez. This is a women's organization that seeks to empowering women through spiritual and economic program to be able to help them raise their children. Filipino women often time believe that their role is limited only as housekeepers and to take care for their children. This old Filipino mentality concerning women should be transformed into the new mind setting and with biblical perspective that women are helpmate to the family. Kilusang Pinay as a secular ministry also offers services to help women who are victims of Domestic violence including their children.

Kilusang Pinay has started giving loans to members to start small business. Each member starts P2, 000.00 pesos for as capital build-up payable for 6 months at minimal interest of 2% per month. The ABFI also established linkages with other PO's and NGO's like Angat Ating Kabuhayan Pilipinas (ANAK) founded by Police Sr.Supt. Eduardo Octaviano. ANAK is helping us in the feeding program, medical mission, livelihood trainings.

ABFI ministry is also active in the Pastors Association for Restoration and Transformation. (PARTI INC) Pastor Juliet was designated as AVP for Mindanao.

This ministry is an interfaith association of minister and pastors that seek to bring the gospel to the government agencies particularly to the Philippine National Police (PNP).This PARTI members meet regularly every Tuesday at the PNP National Headquarters, Camp Crame Quezon City. The ministers are doing weekly prayer for the Nation and for the Police.

This ministry becomes an opportunity for Policemen to hear the gospel of truth and love which leads them to the saving act of salvation. Every Tuesday meeting we see policemen receive Christ as their savior.

Another new project of Atlanta Bible Christian Fellowship of the Philippines, Inc. is the cheap medicine program in which our church is one of the beneficiaries to put up Botika ng Barangay (Barrio Drug Store).This is a project of the Department of Health under the program of the President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in bringing cheaper medicine to the public. The beneficiary will receive P25, 000.00 pesos worth of medicine as seed capital to start the business.