As the team wraps up it’s trip here to Manila, I want to share a few highlights from our time here.  We mainly supported ministries in Los Banos near the Laguna, and in Antipolo just outside of Manila.

We worked in Los Banos for about five days.  Our days were long but very rewarding.  We helped out with a children’s ministry that involved feeding children from poor families, helping with education, giving out rice to families in need, and visiting the poor community.

The first day in Los Banos I noticed a very sweet little girl who showed up with no parents just the other older kids to get some food, and participate in some singing and coloring.  After sometime I approached the little girl and said, kamusta ka (how are you), and in a very tender little voice I heard a very faint mubuti (good).  I met other children that day and had a great time over all.  The very next as we were getting ready, she showed up again.  This time the kids were having a snack and coloring.  I asked the little girl her name and found out it was Kayle.  She was so prescious and as the other children were coloring Kayle seemed confused.  At most she could have been 4 years old but it was like she had never seen a crayon before.  I observed for a while and could see she really didn’t have the coloring skills of the other kids.  Eventually I went over to her and using a crayon began to draw happy faces, eventually I helped her to draw one and after I walked away I could see that she had attempted her own.  I was overjoyed to see her progress.

Many of the poor kids in the Philippines have no opportunities for preschool and can often be developmentally much further behind than the other kids.  That is why the Los Banos ministry is so important.  Children who normally wouldn’t be getting attentions and support with school are able to get it.  Below I have posted some photo’s of Kayle, with myself and Daisy.

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