Wednesday, January 11, 2012
2011 Orphanage Progress Recap...
Greetings to all who peruse this blog and I apologize for the lengthy delay in posting this. 2011 was a ground breaking year for the project! I was able to travel back to the Philippines during the summer with 2 friends and partners of Cross Point, Ken and Chris. During our 2 and 1/2 week visit we were able to continue the legal process of transferring the title of the land to Cross Point Ministries Aklan. This was an important step to take because without the land title we could not begin any form of building or construction on that property. however we are still in process with the papers now in the hands of the Philippine Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) which has to approve the use permit of the property to allow an orphanage to operate. In the meantime, we were able to put together an official ground breaking ceremony with government officials and media attending! The mayor of Kalibo,which is the capital of Aklan, district director of the social welfare department, village captain, christian church leaders, with radio and newspaper media present to record and broadcast the event!
Officials were invited to say a few words about the project and all who shared were in deep gratitude for the efforts that we are doing to pursue this type of ministry. One social worker present shared, with tears in her eyes, that she had been praying for an orphanage for over 13 years and was thankful to us and God for answering her prayers! Needless to say, it was an overwhelming time of affirmation and encouragement knowing that our efforts were more than welcomed, appreciated, by the community and officials of the area!
One of our other goals there was to try to find a competent and trustworthy engineer to help translate the basic floor plans we had brought into viable blueprints so that an accurate price for the development and construction can be properly estimated. And we found 3 to choose from! And from the info we received the total cost for the project to properly fill and prepare the land, and the construction of the complex will be about $500,000. Which, if we were to purchase the property and build it here in the United States would cost well over $2 million! One of the engineers we are considering has done several large complexes including a hospital, hotels, and a sports complex, so they have a lot of experience and expertise to do the job right. It will take about 9 months to a year to complete.
Our next step is to raise an initial $150,000 to start the building project, with the remainder to be paid by the time it is completed. We are planning a series of fundraisers over the next 6 to 9 months so that the funds could be raised as needed along the way and to develop a support base. There is a lot of paperwork and compliance requirements to fulfill so that everything is legal and properly set up in order to pursue the fundraising and we are now in the planning stages of our first official fundraiser which will occur on January 27, 2012. We are able to accept donations to help support the building project for we have officially developed a US based Cross Point Ministries to help support the orphanage efforts in the Philippines. We are able to receive checks, property, stocks and bonds, almost anything of value for the support of these efforts.
If you are interested in helping in any way whether financially, practically, or prayer, please contact us via email. As we establish our US based support we will be able to process and accept support through more efficient means such as through the internet via our website (which we are in need of a webmaster to help us construct one, so if you know someone, please ask them and direct them to us!)
My hope is to be able to start the building process this year. We are now just waiting for our Lord to provide through the financial generosity of 'you' and many others so we can begin to reach out and save the lost, abandoned, abused and unwanted children of this world and bring them and others into the saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who gave his life on the cross so that those who would believe in him would not perish but have everlasting life with him in Heaven.
Thank you for your time and interest in this ministry project.
Mike Yap
Officials were invited to say a few words about the project and all who shared were in deep gratitude for the efforts that we are doing to pursue this type of ministry. One social worker present shared, with tears in her eyes, that she had been praying for an orphanage for over 13 years and was thankful to us and God for answering her prayers! Needless to say, it was an overwhelming time of affirmation and encouragement knowing that our efforts were more than welcomed, appreciated, by the community and officials of the area!
One of our other goals there was to try to find a competent and trustworthy engineer to help translate the basic floor plans we had brought into viable blueprints so that an accurate price for the development and construction can be properly estimated. And we found 3 to choose from! And from the info we received the total cost for the project to properly fill and prepare the land, and the construction of the complex will be about $500,000. Which, if we were to purchase the property and build it here in the United States would cost well over $2 million! One of the engineers we are considering has done several large complexes including a hospital, hotels, and a sports complex, so they have a lot of experience and expertise to do the job right. It will take about 9 months to a year to complete.
Our next step is to raise an initial $150,000 to start the building project, with the remainder to be paid by the time it is completed. We are planning a series of fundraisers over the next 6 to 9 months so that the funds could be raised as needed along the way and to develop a support base. There is a lot of paperwork and compliance requirements to fulfill so that everything is legal and properly set up in order to pursue the fundraising and we are now in the planning stages of our first official fundraiser which will occur on January 27, 2012. We are able to accept donations to help support the building project for we have officially developed a US based Cross Point Ministries to help support the orphanage efforts in the Philippines. We are able to receive checks, property, stocks and bonds, almost anything of value for the support of these efforts.
If you are interested in helping in any way whether financially, practically, or prayer, please contact us via email. As we establish our US based support we will be able to process and accept support through more efficient means such as through the internet via our website (which we are in need of a webmaster to help us construct one, so if you know someone, please ask them and direct them to us!)
My hope is to be able to start the building process this year. We are now just waiting for our Lord to provide through the financial generosity of 'you' and many others so we can begin to reach out and save the lost, abandoned, abused and unwanted children of this world and bring them and others into the saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who gave his life on the cross so that those who would believe in him would not perish but have everlasting life with him in Heaven.
Thank you for your time and interest in this ministry project.
Mike Yap
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