La Trinidad, Philippines: There is much excitement on the campus of Philippine Nazarene College (PNC) as ground is being broken for the building of a new Technology and Vocational Skills Training Center.
Container arrives in La Trinidad.
Thanks to a partnership with Victoria First Church of the Nazarene (Canada), a 40′ ocean container was shipped, has cleared customs, and is arriving on location in La Trinidad at PNC, containing two steel buildings.
The container will be followed up by a Work and Witness team from the church, which will be arriving in March.
Stephen Gualberto and Engineer inspect the preparations of the footings for the new center.
Stephen Gulaberto, who serves as president of Philippine Nazarene College, in addition to serving as Philippine Micronesia Field Strategy Coordinator, shared the impact of the school on the community.
Footings are being poured.
“This area of the Philippines is known for some of the highest levels of abuse and neglect. The problem arises out of deeply rooted cultural issues and geographic isolation.
PNC is addressing this problem through an holistic approach that starts in kindergarten and continues throughout college. We currently have a student body of 526 students. There are 101 attending the college, and 425 who are part of our preschool through 12th grade program.
The new technology and vocational skills training center will bring us into compliance with the new government curriculum standards, and allow us to begin providing skills training (2016) not only for our high school students, but for our pastors as well.
Students at PNC
If I were to summarize our impact, PNC is reaching into the community, serving to train young men and women to be effective pastors and teachers – to serve the Lord by serving others, and to impact the world for Christ.”
PNC was established in 1952 and in addition to the K-12 program, offers Bachelor programs in Theology, Religious Education, Elementary Education (major in Special Education), and Secondary Education.
If you would like more information on how you or someone you know can apply to PNC, click on this link.
If you would like more information on how your church or Work and Witness team could make an impact in this community, click on this link.
