▁others , ▁the ▁baby ▁Jesus ▁and ▁the ▁Mother ▁Mary . ▁The ▁old ▁fol ks ▁associated ▁these ▁stories ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁trib al ▁belief s ▁of ▁a ▁“ D iw ata ” ▁or ▁God - child , ▁a ▁sav ior ▁of ▁man kind . ▁With ▁this ▁understanding , ▁Sub an en ▁el ders ▁now ▁encourag ed ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁mission ▁school ▁run ▁by ▁these ▁American ▁mission aries . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Mr . ▁& ▁Mrs . ▁David ▁O . ▁Lund ▁opened ▁a ▁mission ▁school ▁in ▁S ung l up a ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Th im u ay ▁Im bing , ▁now ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Lap uy an . ▁Th im u ay ▁Im bing ▁accepted ▁the ▁new ▁religion , ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁den om ination ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁and ▁Mission ary ▁Alliance ▁whose ▁headquarters ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁Ny ac , ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ; ▁they ▁constructed ▁a ▁semi - per man ent - building ▁called ▁the ▁P amp ang ▁Tab ern acle ▁where ▁the ▁Sub an en ▁wor sh ipped . ▁Next ▁to ▁the ▁T et uan ▁Church ▁in ▁Zam bo anga ▁City , ▁the ▁Lap uy an ▁Tab ern acle ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Alliance ▁Church ▁in ▁Mind ana o , ▁if ▁not ▁the ▁entire ▁Philippines . ▁There ▁were ▁further ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁Sub an en ▁in ▁Lap uy an ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁government ▁schools ▁in ▁ 1 9 1