why emmaus trail?

We simply needed an internet URL. We searched for available domain name and since all the "cool" names were taken we chose an unusual name -"Emmaus Trail". We liked it as it embodied our goal of teaching the Lord's Word as the Lord did to the disciples on the road to Emmaus.

The brothers and sisters involved in the ministry are believers belonging to different assemblies all over the Philippines and the World. Some of the assemblies are:

Justinville Christian Fellowship
Bacoor, Cavite

GMA Christian Fellowship
Gen. M. Alvarez, Cavite

Amadeo Christian Fellowship
Amadeo, Cavite

Cavite City Christian Fellowship
Cavite City, Cavite

Bear Lake Bible Chapel
Apopka, Florida

Filipino - American Baptist Church
Orlando, Florida

Northshore Bible Chapel
Zion, Illinois

The Upper Room Christ's Church
Polis, Cyprus

Some information about the Republic of the Philippines:

Location

• The Philippines is in Southeast Asia
• The country is roughly made of over 1,500 islands
• There are three main islands: Luzon, Vizayas and Mindanao.

Monetary Unit

Philippine Pesos
(more or less 45 Philippine Pesos per US$1.00)

Language

• The national language is Filipino or "Tagalog" which is combination of Malay, Chinese and Spanish words and idioms
• A majority of Filipinos speak and read English.
• The recognized regional languages are: Tagalog, Bikol, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Waray-Waray
• There are hundreds of dialects that differ according to location. Some dialects even have slight variations from one town to the next.
Faith
• The predominant religion is Roman Catholic

Time Zone

Philippine Standard Time (PST) UTC+8

Exactly plus 12 hours to (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). So if it is 9:00 AM in the East Coast U.S.A., it will be 9:00 PM the same day in the Philippines.