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| We will be living on the Island of Mindoro. Mindoro is south of Manila. According to the 2000 census, 1,062,000 people live on this island that is about 110 x 60 miles. There are 588 barangays (barrios, smallest form of government). The goal of the Assemblies of God of the Philippines is to have a church in each barangay. There are currently 45 AG churches on Mindoro. |
| Mangyan Pastor He graduated from MAGSOM, Mindoro Assemblies of God School of Ministry. He is now working with his people. |
| Mangyan tribal Children |
Ray & Deborah Miller Missionaries to Mindoro, Philippines
| The island of Mindoro is divided down the center by a mouintain range that is impassable from east to west. The President has reserved the region for the 12 indiginous Manyang tribes who make their home there. These 12 groups of tribal people are very timid and Spirit world conscience. When a person is close to death they make a bed for them in the forest and take care of them outside their homes. Their belief is that when a person dies inside the house the spirit of that person may be lonely and want to take one of the family members with them. When a person does die inside the house the whole community leaves their homes and locate a mile or more away and build new homes and rice fields, in fear of the spirit in the house taking them with them! The Mangyang tribes have been largely untouched by outside people. When the Spanards, Japanese, Chinese and Americans came the Mangyang just fled futher in the bush and higher up the mountains to hide in fear that these people were spirits coming to snatch them away from their families. |
Mangyang Children along the path
| Faculty, Staff and students of MAGSOM. Mindoro Assemblies of God School of Ministry. |
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