SIKATT, Philippines

SIKATT  is led by Pastor Zaldy and his wife Gloria, the daughter of the founder Joe Gonzales.

SIKATT stands for “Sibikong Kabataang Taga – Tondo” or “Jesus Christ the Saviour of Tondo”. This organisation brings the message of Jesus to thousands of students and staff who work in schools in Tondo.

The Centre provides a place of safety for young people of Tondo as an alternative to life on the streets. As well as being used for bible studies, a preschool run by SIKATT staff, it is also used for social activities. Education programmes encourage young people to continue their education rather than end up in gangs.

The Centre also hosts a new church. Brethren Baptist Church was formed in 2012. Most members are new Christians who have found faith through the outreach activities which the church runs. The work of SIKATT and the Brethren Baptist Church are blessed by the wonderful support we receive from the whole Gonzales family and many partners in the ministry.

 

SIKATT’S History

As a young man, Joe Gonzales was a man of violence and crime. Jesus Christ met with him and he trained to be a pastor. For the past 30 years he has been serving the Lord with his family in Tondo, a very poor and run down district of Manila in the Philippines. This place is full of drugs, prostitution, and gangs. A place where thousands have little hope.

In the early days SIKATT focussed almost entirely on working with schools in Tondo and with street children. But over the past five years the ministry has grown and diversified. The catalyst for this has been the rental of the SIKATT Centre in Tondo, adjacent to a large sports centre.

 

 

 

Because of the cost of medical treatment many people in Tondo cannot afford to attend to dental problems.
With the help of a British couple, the SIKATT Centre now has a dental facility which opens one day a week and provides free treatment together with a gospel message!
For more information please visit the SIKATT Facebook page

 

Update Dec 2022-Jan 2023

Video November 2023 with an update on the ministry