The 7th Millennium Community is the proposed intentional community or self-sufficient cooperative composed of a Christian camp, conference/retreat center, kibbutz, some cottage industries, general consulting enterprises, and other diversified products and services. Christians ought to be the creators of jobs and suppliers of goods and services, rather than mere employees and consumers. Christians ought to be working for God rather than for the material, market and credit-oriented societies. Christianity is a way of life totally different and separate from the lifestyles of the Hollywood movie, TV, other entertainment celebrities, and the world's famous personalities!

Due to the past, present, and future economic and mega crises including the "great tribulation" which was prophesied about 2000 years ago in the New Testament Bible, and the predictions which are printed in reliable scientific publications and sources of futuristic information, there are some individuals and groups that are "being called out of this world" to prepare. Hundreds of other individuals have been searching the past decades for something more meaningful in their daily and future lives. They are searching for something much better to work and live for, rather than being mere consumers and employees for the world's establishments and systems. They are seeking and hoping to know the "hidden" truths and what is really happening here, there and everywhere on Earth which only the few and the mighty know in this "New World Order"!

Some people are keenly observing, continually updating their studies on various interests and subjects, and are hard working and successful in their chosen careers and professions. They are lifetime students of the Holy Bible and have been called and challenged to search for all of the truths. They have learned that Armenia is the first country in the world to accept Christianity as their official religion. It is not Rome or Italy. They have accepted Yahushua (Hebrew name) or Jesus as the One and only who died for their sins. He is the only way, the truth and the life, and no one can come to the Almighty Father except through Yahushua. All things can be achieved under Heaven and on Earth, according to His will.

Since Christianity was introduced in the Philippines in 1521 through Magellan and his mostly fellow European sailors and explorers who carried the Spanish flag, we do acknowledge some of our Christian education, history and influences from them. We also take note that the University of San Carlos in Cebu City is older than the oldest American university - Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which also started as a Christian college. Therefore, we look up to our European roots on many subjects and topics on religion, education, good governance, economics, our plans on self-sustainable community, etc. rather than from the American versions and teachings on Christianity, education, government and other systems.

Our fellow believers and followers of Christ have been asking for the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the foresight and vision on the events and things to come, after decades of learning through multitudes of good and bad experiences working with and for the worldly establishments and systems. We were "blind" followers, members and students of the so-called Christian churches, congregations, bible study classes, educational institutions, missions and other religious organizations, but now we have a different perspective on the world around us. Thus, some are planning and organizing to establish a real Holy Bible-based, self-sustainable community not just in the Philippines, but also in other countries according to His will. We are praying and hoping that the successful and growing Sabbath-observing, Messianic or biblical intentional communities in some states and countries would assist or help us to jump-start our projects here in the Philippines.

We are former baptized members and regular visitors of the Roman Catholic Church, diverse Protestant churches including the Sabbath and Sunday-observing churches, congregations, bible study groups and other religious organizations. Some of us had attended and/or visited over 40 Christian churches or organizations during the past 45 years, and sometimes we still visit the Roman Catholic, Protestant and Messianic churches, congregations, and other religious organizations in the Philippines, United Kingdom, United States of America and other countries. We read and study the Holy Bible from cover to cover, and continually visit to learn at the bookstores, libraries, Internet cafes, other sources of information. We prefer to read the study bibles, parallel bibles, the Dead Sea Scroll in English translation, the origin and history of the Holy Bible, all kinds of Holy Bible translations and versions including those which the Messianic congregations study wisely. We are searching for the original and/or remnant of the New Testament Church or churches so as to affiliate and fellowship with them.

During the past over 20 years, we had written 700 plus letters via the postal services to the world famous TV and radio evangelists, movie and TV celebrities, some royal families in Europe and Scandinavia, past presidents and top politicians in the Philippines and United States of America, the foundations, charitable organizations, and other well known individuals in other countries. We wrote and invited them to consider being the donors, sponsors and/or partners with our proposed self-sustainable community. Few of them responded positively but only in kind words. They agreed that establishing a self-sustainable community is biblical as described in Acts 2:44-45; 4:32-35.

Conceived as the ideal solutions to the problems of the Sabbath-observing and other Christians, we in the 7th Millennium Community are pursuing the establishment of the self-sustainable communities so as to follow the example of the New Testament Church, to create job opportunities to the students, graduates and career changers, and to provide an alternative homeland to live in for safety and security. Majority of the world's Christian churches, congregations, bible study classes, organizations, and other religious groups and individuals have chosen to ignore or have no vision for the future generations, no concerns for the limited natural resources and the environment at the expense of the 2nd and 3rd World countries, and no preparedness for the deadly and destructive natural forces on Earth!

The proposed site would be somewhere in Maasin City, the fishing, agricultural, hilly, mountainous and small capital of Southern Leyte - one of the country's 7107 tropical islands located in East Central Philippines. We would be using bicycles with battery-electric-driven motors, cars and trucks powered with H2O, electric, ethanol and/or biodiesel fuel. Also, we would be using solar cells and other sources of energy with no pollutants. Leyte Island is one of the nation's top producers of geothermal-generated electricity!

According to the Holy Bible and the history of the New Testament Church, the seventh day of the week is the Sabbath of the Creator of Earth (Genesis 2:2-3, Acts 13:14, 42-44; 17:2). Observing the right Sabbath is the SIGN between God and His chosen people through all their generations. The Israelites and the converted Gentiles are commanded to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it as the everlasting covenant. "It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He ceased from work and rested" (Exodus 31:17). Millions and millions of "Christians" have nailed the Sabbath on the cross!

Aside from the weekly Sabbath, the 7th Millennium Community observes the annual holy days of the Old Testament (Leviticus 23:5-41). They are still binding today, as they will be in the future. They are everlasting covenants! When the Messiah comes back to establish His KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH, He will continue to observe His weekly (Isaiah 66:23) and annual Sabbaths in Jerusalem. Over 99% of the world's "Christian" population observe the Passover on the wrong day because they use the non-biblical calendar!

We advocate and practice the biblical command: "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth" (1 John 3:16-18).