The Sama-Bajau, better known as the sea gypsies, is an indigenous group that has migrated from seas of Mindanao to the urban centers of Luzon. Without recognized ancestral land and constant political conflict back home, they come seeking refuge. God’s Love for the Indigents Ministry (GLIM), alongside its public and private partners, supports and advocates the Sama-Bajau people’s basic education, sustainable community development, and integration into the greater populace while preserving their cultural integrity.
God’s Love for the Indigents Ministry, Inc. was first conceived in 2000 by co-founders Edwin and Perla Villanueva during their two-year missionary apprenticeship living among the indigenous Sama-Bajau population on an island in Batangas City, Batangas. Inspired by the group’s perseverance, GLIM was successfully able to establish a resettlement community under Sulipan Bridge in Apalit, Pampanga in September 2002. The organization soon established programs and services to support the community of eighty-six families residing underneath the bridge in an effort to assimilate them into the greater Apalit Community.
In order to better serve and advocate on behalf of the marginalized Bajau migrants, God’s Love for the Indigent Ministry, Inc. was formally incorporated on October 12, 2004 and certified by DSWD on May 5, 2005. Today, GLIM stands as the only non-governmental organization in the Philippines whose primary purpose is advocacy for the recognition and rights of the Sama Bajau by social and economic empowerment. Through its programs and partnerships, God’s Love for the Indigents Ministry Inc. hopes to create a better future for the Sama-Bajau peoples it serves.
God’s Love for the Indigents Ministry, Inc. was first conceived in 2000 by co-founders Edwin and Perla Villanueva during their two-year missionary apprenticeship living among the indigenous Sama-Bajau population on an island in Batangas City, Batangas. Inspired by the group’s perseverance, GLIM was successfully able to establish a resettlement community under Sulipan Bridge in Apalit, Pampanga in September 2002. The organization soon established programs and services to support the community of eighty-six families residing underneath the bridge in an effort to assimilate them into the greater Apalit Community. 
In order to better serve and advocate on behalf of the marginalized Bajau migrants, God’s Love for the Indigent Ministry, Inc. was formally incorporated on October 12, 2004 and certified by DSWD on May 5, 2005. Today, GLIM stands as the only non-governmental organization in the Philippines whose primary purpose is advocacy for the recognition and rights of the Sama Bajau by social and economic empowerment. Through its programs and partnerships, God’s Love for the Indigents Ministry Inc. hopes to create a better future for the Sama-Bajau peoples it serves.
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