PHILIPPINES – A word from a teacher working with the children in IM’S Child Sponsorship Program in the Payatas Dumpsite: Teachers are doing their best to fulfill their duties as facilitators and academic guide yet endure the shortcomings regarding equipment. It is even harder for parents or guardians of students in modular type of learning […]
IF YOU’VE BEEN PART OF THE Indigenous Ministries community for more than a few months, you’re aware of the regular food distributions our national teams coordinate. And its true. Each month, thousands in need regularly benefit from these packets. But the COVID-19 economic fallout is leaving MASSIVE gaps in the needs verses income for millions […]
This month we are focused on the Philippines, a beautiful and diverse country populated by some of the world’s most gracious people. Poverty has a grip on many and in the poorest areas, families are significantly challenged for daily substance. God is at work, however, in a dumpsite outside of Quezon City called Payatas, with […]
In April 2016, Resty and Mel, above, shared the vision of building six new classrooms at Promise Land Christian School; and as a result, many prayed and gave generous financial gifts. These pictures say it all! The building project is complete!!! Praise God for His faithfulness; we rejoice with them and the faculty and staff […]
The date was set, July 17, 2018 and the newly formed Cupang Community Church was slated to have its first ever baptism and child dedication service. That morning, with the monsoon rains pouring heavily in that area, everyone started asking Pastor Arnel and his wife Nene if the event would go through as planned. Both […]
Update from Resty and Mel Enguerra, the Philippines: Violy and Nene, our church based community transformation partners in Cupang, Antipolo, walked into a roomful of people of about 50! Word got around that this day they would be interviewing participants in the Micro Finance Assistance Program. These are the hillside informal dwellers of Cupang. When […]