Arvin J. Castillon - Tribal Missionary/Community Organizer

I am Arvin J. Castillon, a pastor and a missionary to the Higaonon, Matigsalug, Tigwa and Umayamnon tribes of Northern Mindanao. I am 45 years old and happily married with 2 daughters ages 11 years old and 7. I believe I have a special calling from the Lord and had a divine visitation from Him. One night out from the wall came an Angel of the Lord who talked to me and changed me inside and out. After that, the rest is history. God led me to the different mountains of Bukidnon where I declared to the tribal people that Jesus Himself is a tribesman, that He came from the tribe of Judah and 90% of the Bible talked about the tribe of Israel. Every mountain I go, I declare to the chieftain that they are not a third class citizen of this country. They are the original settlers and that from generation to generation they have been living and tilling the land as a means of their livelihood. I also declare to them that God Almighty will visit the mountains and will declare His power and righteousness to the tribal people. Right now, we are transforming the tribes, one tribe at a time. By God's mercy and grace with His guidance we were able to redeem the culture and music of the Higaonon tribe in Rogongon. This is in the process of aligning the oral belief of the tribal people to the Bible. Not only that, we are dreaming and praying that there will be only one tribal church in the tribal area based on their traditions and belief system that is aligned with the word of God. Another thing is, we started to organize the tribal people to utilize the vast lands and waters that they have, that is by planting high value crops, tilapia and chicken raising that in turn will give them sustenance and income. The reason I join this platform is to help in uplifting and providing the tribal people of Northern Mindanao especially the Higaonon Tribe were I am a part of finance the development of their land and in turn improve their quality of living. Please do help me in uplifting and improving the quality of life of the tribal people in Northern Mindanao. Buligan nuy ha Amay Magbabaya.