ACTION Philippines - Manila

In 1961, Will Bruce from Overseas Missionary Fellowship (formerly the China Inland Mission) and Marvin Graves from New Tribes Mission, along with nine other missionaries and pastors in Manila, decided to form Christ for Greater Manila (CGM). Their first ministry was called Youth Time and it consisted of large, well-planned rallies held at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila. By the next year, CGM had expanded into camping - something entirely new in the Philippines. Churches had never had family camps or children's camps. This was a great success and led to purchase of a large tent for evangelistic meetings. Later, open air meetings were held and then a film ministry was started.