FILIPINOS, . . .TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.
There are more than 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide, equivalent to about 11% of the total population of the Philippines. . . .
Each year, more than a million Filipinos leave to work abroad through overseas employment agencies and other programs, including government sponsored ones. . . .
The Philippines is the top labor exporter in the world. . . .
The Filipinos has massively spread across the globe. There are Filipinos in every country, and chances are, there are Filipinos traveling in every known sea. . . .
WHY SEND FILIPINOS?
FILIPINOS ARE MULTI-CULTURAL
Centuries of colonial rule exposed them to different cultures. They can adapt to a new one. No group of people, perhaps, could assimilate with other cultures better than the Filipinos do.
FILIPINOS ARE MULTI-LINGUAL
They speak English and can speak 1 or 2 other more. The Philippines is the world’s third largest English-speaking nation, after the U.S. and the United Kingdom. They can easily learn a new language.
FILIPINOS HAVE A UNIQUE FEATURE
They can easily blend –in other colors and cultures without being noticed (especially in Asia). Usually, they are the ones who wear the biggest smile. In a regional survey, the Filipinos were tagged as the happiest people in Asia.
FILIPINOS ARE RELIGIOUS PEOPLE
Filipinos are those who love to talk about God. They are pious Christians who, at the time atheism draws massive followers, still believe in miracles. Many Filipinos brought their faith abroad and preached the Gospel, even to the extent that some of them were beheaded in Saudi Arabia.
FILIPINOS ARE SERVILE
What’s interesting about the Filipinos is the way they show humility and still keep the sense of nationalism. They serve as nannies in Hong Kong, caregivers in Canada, gardeners in Europe, laborers in the Middle East and entertainers in Japan.
FILIPINOS ARE NON-THREATENING
They are peace loving people and have no history of aggression.
FILIPINOS ARE RESILIENT
They have been like a bamboo held firm thru calamities, disaster and difficulties. This remains despite the numerous calamities hitting the Philippines each year. The country experiences the most number of typhoons in the world, estimated between 20 and 30 every year. But no typhoon, not even the strongest one, could dump the enthusiasm of the Filipinos.
LORD, MAY YOU FIND US QUALIFIED, . . . SEND US . . . . – Isaiah 6:8
