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Stories from the field, ministry milestones, and the people behind the CHOICES movement — one hometown at a time.

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Featured

HTM Philippines Surpasses 3,000 Documented Salvations in 2025

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What started with a single trip to Zamboanga has become a movement. HomeTown Ministries International's Philippines operations — led by Eric and Ethel Carillo — have now documented over 3,000 salvations across their network in 2025 alone. With DepEd government recognition, 2,000+ schools reached, and more than 50 trained CHOICES mentors deployed throughout Region IX, the results are not just growing — they're accelerating.

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C.H.O.I.C.E.S. That Shape Our Character — Book One by Michael D. Myers
Sermon

Promise Based Faith vs. Character Based Faith

A promise lives in time. But character simply is. Sarai knew the promise and tried to manage the timing. Ruth didn't have a promise and simply chose the Person. One produced Ishmael. One produced a lineage that led directly to Jesus Christ. Three side-by-side comparisons from scripture reveal a faith that doesn't exhaust you — it holds you.

HomeTown Ministries team with Philippines ambassadors
Philippines

DepEd Recognizes CHOICES Curriculum Across 2,000+ Schools

The Philippine Department of Education has formally recognized the CHOICES curriculum — written by Michael D. Myers — for deployment in schools across Region IX. Over 2,000 schools now use the framework, with thousands of documented student salvations.

Three-crosses CHOICES roadside monument in a green field
Events

CHOICES 5K Coming September 2026 — Honor the Badge, Fund the Bag

HTM's inaugural CHOICES 5K run will be held on the CLW campus in Connersville, Indiana this September. The event benefits the Comfort Bag program and recognizes local first responders. Year-one target: 200–300 bags distributed to families in crisis.

CHOICES framework diagram with three crosses
New Initiative

Anti-Bullying Curriculum in Development: The Bully, the Bystander, the Bullied

HTM is developing a CHOICES-based curriculum designed to address school bullying and campus violence. The program equips students, educators, and families with tools rooted in the CHOICES framework — because every student in that hallway has a role, and every role is a choice.

Hometown Rides — Move People, Share Hope, Fund the Mission
Philippines

Hometown Rides: Transportation Ministry Rolls Out in Zamboanga

Partner-operated Bajaj RE auto-rickshaws are now rolling through Zamboanga. Local believers run a passenger transport business on weekdays and use the vehicles for church outreach on weekends. Every ride is a gospel conversation. Move people. Share hope. Fund the mission.

CHOICES Training Center building concept
Philippines

Land Granted for Permanent Training Center in Ipil

A major milestone: land has been granted in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay for a permanent CHOICES Training Center. This facility will serve as the regional hub for ambassador training, summit events, and curriculum development across the entire Zamboanga region. Building fund now open.

Hometown Kitchen — Good Food, Strong Families, Sharing Hope
Philippines

Hometown Kitchen: Food Vendor Program Empowers Filipino Families

Filipino street food vendors are receiving branded carts, starter kits, and micro-loans through the Hometown Kitchen program. Vendors join the CHOICES discipleship track and a cooperative buying network. Equipped. Encouraged. Empowered. Making disciples every day.

CHOICES roadside cross ministry
Community

CHOICES Comfort Bags: First Responder Partnerships Expanding

Every year, HTM partners with local first responders, churches, and community volunteers to assemble and distribute Comfort Bags — ready-to-deploy care packages for families experiencing crisis. Adult bags ($12), child bags ($11), and displacement kits ($56) put essential supplies and a message of hope directly into hands at the moment it matters most.

The CHOICES framework diagram with scripture references
Church Network

Five Churches Join the CHOICES Network — Your Church Could Be Next

From Connersville, Indiana to Visalia, California — five churches have said yes to deploying CHOICES ambassadors. Connersville Living Waters, Faith Building Church (Lebanon, OH), Covenant of Peace (Visalia, CA), Dunnville Christian Church (KY), and Horizon Church (Statesville, NC) are actively raising up hometown missionaries.

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Media

CLW Low Power FM Radio: Christian Radio Coming to Connersville

A 100-watt LPFM station is planned for Connersville, Indiana — the first local Christian radio in the market. With a 3.5-mile gospel reach, the station will broadcast from the CLW campus, bringing worship, teaching, and the CHOICES message to the community every day.

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Whether you're a pastor, church leader, business owner, or an individual — there's a place for you in the HTM network.

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