Mission
Salt and Light World Missions is a Christian Nonprofit Organization targeting the children and youth of the Subanen tribe in the mountain villages on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
Through the children’s outreach program, we provide the tribal children with much needed food, clothing, school supplies, as wells as meet the children’s medical and dental needs. Additionally, through our Salt and Light Scholarship program, we help the Subanen youth continue their junior and high school education.
Most importantly, we share God's love by having a time of sharing Bible stories, memorizing a Bible verse, singing songs, and playing various games with the children prior to feeding them a meal and distributing food and other supplies.
HISTORY
The Subanen Tribe is believed to have established on Mindanao Island during the Neolithic Era, or the New Stone Age.
The Subanen people are scattered primarily on the islands of Mindanao and Luzon, and are tribal in nature. They have remained isolated from modernization and still live a lifestyle based on survival.
The people of the Subanen are farmers. Their main crops are wet rice and corn; while vegetables, tobacco, and coffee are grown as secondary crops. Some domestic animals such as pigs, goats, and chickens are raised on the farms.
The most common form of farming is in the “swidden” fields. (These are temporary gardening plots produced by cutting back and burning existing vegetation usually near their homes.) The farmers also depend heavily on irrigated rice terraces which are located on the mountain slopes. Since the “slash and burn” methods of farming are still being used, the crop yield is generally poor.
Goals
In order to continue our outreach with the Central; Subanen Tribe and local Filipino people, the goals of Salt and Light World Missions over the next two years are:
Fund and finish construction of a mission house for our children’s outreach.
Fund and complete the Salt & Light dormitory project to house our Salt & Light Scholars.
Your generous donations and partnership help Salt & Light move closer to achieving our goals. Take a look at some of our past goals we have now accomplished with your help:
Built a bunkhouse at the mountain village, Titik, near the elementary school to provide a place to stay near the school for the children who were walking great distances.
Bought a land lot and building material for the Tribal Gospel Fellowship Church to plant a church at the mountain village of Campo Uno.
MONETARY NEEDS
Monthly Sponsorship: $25-$250
Scholar Sponsorship: $50 monthly or $600 annually
Sponsor a Children’s Outreach: $250
Sponsor a month's rent: $185
Sponsor the Scholars dorm project: $50-$100,000
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