The Martin Burnham Missions Center.
Burnham says much has happened in the Philippines since she left the country. "Since our ordeal, over 50 missionaries have been assigned to the Philippines with our organization. And to accommodate the growing number of missionaries, New Tribes Mission has built a 5-story Martin Burnham Missions Center in Manila."
She says it's been a source of encouragement to her family. "When we were in the jungle, Martin and I used to say, 'Boy, we have ruined things for our mission here. No one is going to want to come to the Philippines and work here.' Isn't it just like the Lord to use what we deemed a tragedy to bring about something that's going to be really useful for His Kingdom!"
Burnham describes what will take place at the center. "They'll do training of new missionaries. It'll be a place where short-term missionaries can come and work out of. And it'll kind of be a center where folks who might be sick or experiencing difficulties can come and just rest."
The Martin Burnham Mission Center will be the sending-off point for missionaries to reach the unreached. "There are some 3,000 language groups that don't have any access to the Gospel. That's 150 million men, women, and children. That's what Martin and I were involved in."
Filipino business people built the center in honor of Burnham. However, $70,000 is still need to finish the project.
