Wednesday 18 May 2011

She Lives Among The Dead



I had seen children sleeping in the sidewalks, under the bridge, on empty parking lots.
I had met old people begging in the streets, scavenging for food inside trash cans.
I had witnessed slum dwellers forcibly evacuated from their shanties near the railroad.
A part of me dies every time I encounter them, for each one is Christ in disguise.
I thought I had already seen all the faces of poverty.
Until we met Trisha (not her real name) last month.
Trisha, a member of the Legion of Mary and a regular Feast attendee in PICC, came to The Kerygma Family to apply for college scholarship.
We sadly told her that she came in too late, as all of our scholarship slots had been filled up already. And our finances just cannot accommodate any additional scholar.
She bowed her head and silently handed to my staff her application letter and resume.
And then something caught our eye.
Her resume says that she and her family live inside the Manila South Cemetery.
We pointed this out to her and asked why that glaring typo error in her resume.
She nearly broke into tears when she told us that no, there was no typo error. She and her parents and 4 sisters and brother indeed live as squatters inside the cemetery.
And then she told us her story. A story of poverty so gut-wrenching we thought these could only be found in telenovelas.
Her parents are originally from Pangasinan but her parents decided to try their luck in Manila. Her father works on and off as a maintenance worker. Her mother earns a few pesos a day selling snacks. And Trisha herself sometimes works as a cook in a canteen. And they found rent-free “home” inside the cemetery. They have been living there for the past 5 years.
Sadly, their combined incomes are not enough to send her to college. It’s just enough to put food on the table.
Poverty made her a school drop-out last year.
Then she came to us, saying “sana mabigyan nyo po ako ng pagkakataon, kasi pangarap ko pong makatapos ng pag-aaral…ito po sana ang magiging puhunan ko para sa kinabukasan at para makatulong ako sa ibang mahihirap na gusto ring mag-aral…:” (“I hope you could give me a chance, as I dream of finishing my studies…I believe this will be an investment for my future and will give me opportunity to also help other poor kids who want to get education…”)
We made a quick turn-around and said to Trisha “Oh yes, our Pag-asa ng Pamilya Scholarship Foundation will help send you to college starting this June 2011. Your application for scholarship is approved.”
And then we prayed for God’s providence. So Trisha can stop being a school drop-out. So Trisha can realize her dreams for a brighter tomorrow. So Trisha can be empowered to someday help other poor kids dream their dreams.
With your moral, spiritual and financial support, we can all send Trisha to college this June 2011.
Thank you so much for making all this happen.

May your dreams come true,

Bo Sanchez

I am deeply moved by this story, If you too Please post this message in your email, FB wall as our support that somehow it will reach Generous individual who can make it happen. God bless

Monday 2 May 2011

You Can Give Children A Second Chance In Life

You can give children a second chance in life.


Sponsor a child and you’ll offer them real hope both now and in the future. That’s because your money will help provide them with a stable childhood in a permanent home, as well as access to healthcare and a good standard of education. So, when they eventually reach adulthood, they can go on to lead full and independent lives.

Sponsoring a child can be a thoroughly rewarding experience – both for you and the communities you are helping. For them, it is so reassuring to know that there is someone, even on the other side of the world, who cares about them. For you it can be gratifying to see that your money is not a ‘drop in the ocean’ but is actually making a real difference.

Sunday 1 May 2011

How Child Sponsorship Works?


Child sponsorship is an exciting journey of transformation – for the child you’re helping and for you – especially if you use all the resources available to help you bond with your sponsored child.


The ultimate goal is to see families and communities reach a point of self-sufficiency, In ultimately giving the sponsored child a better, healthier world in which to live.




Child sponsorship will help provide children and their community with access to essentials like:

  • Education
  • Skills training
  • Improved Nutrition
  • Livelihood assistance
  • Health care
  • Safe water
  • Value formation

You Can Make a difference.

Share Child Sponsorship

Share Child Sponsorship

Sponsorship Display booths

Set up tabletops displays and brochures about child sponsorship in highly visible community locations.


Sponsorship parties


Host a small gathering and share about the needs of children and families living in poverty and the hope that comes through sponsorship.


Child Sponsorship as a gift

Give Child Sponsorship as a gift to your closed friends and family.

Saturday 30 April 2011

Get Involved with Child Sponsorship

Get Involved on How to Sponsor a Child.

There are many ways and various levels that you can be involved with indigenous missions.


You can . . .


Pray. All indigenous ministries and the missionaries that work with them are in need of your prayers. They fight many spiritual battles, and the prayers of God’s people on their behalf are of immeasurable value.




Receive. Keep yourself informed/listed On How to Sponsor a child that will come to your email address on a regular basis.



Tell. A simple way to introduce friends and others to an Organization is to send them an email with instructions on how to get to the website.




Give. Of course, in many tangible, concrete ways you can assist indigenous ministries by giving out of the resources that God has given you.

Be Involve and experience the Blessings.

Sponsor A Child

Sponsor A Child



You can personally sponsor a needy child. When they get fed, clothed, educated, and cared for in a loving environment, you experience the joy of sponsorship!





Millions of children in Asia, Africa and Latin America are destitute. Wars and natural disasters have added to the distress in some areas. Even many who live with their own parents go hungry, wear rags, and don't go to school because their parents are unable to find work and therefore can't pay local school fees. Many children wander the streets looking for scraps of food. Most suffer from malnutrition. Sometimes their fate is much worse. Many are abused. Some are kidnapped and used as slaves.



Thousands of needy children are cared for in children's homes operated by indigenous groups. Regular support from sponsors helps provide daily food, clothing, shelter, and Bible teaching by native workers.
Some needy children are assisted while they live with their parents or relatives. 

The aid sent by sponsors enables such children to have proper nutrition and to afford an education by buying school uniforms and books. This kindness usually results in the child and the whole family turning to Christ. Sometimes missionaries with big hearts and small budgets take needy children into their own homes and raise them as their own children.


Check your Local Communities How you can HELP.