National Children's Hospital Cancer Ward - Outreach Feeding Program

The desire to share God's blessings started on my 50th birthday thus a year later on my 51st year, I decided to have a feeding program at the National Children's hospital in E Rodriguez Ave. Quezon City as a post birthday celebration last Oct 03, 2016. The hospital is located near St. Luke's Hospital, Trinity College and besides Jollibee E. Rodriguez.

Most of the children are cancer patients ages from less than a year to 18 years old. Some of them had to undergo chemotherapy every month while others have been undergoing chemo every year.

My mask is due to dental issue while his mask is for his health.

Some of my friends from my former work at Duty Free Phils ( Allie,  Milo, Vangie,  Joy, Ate Rubie) joined in the outreach as well as my sister with her kids ( Len/Max, Kim & Enrico), a church mate  (Jo),  staff in SM Makati (Monett) and a colleague from SM Cubao ( Oien) and her friends. They also brought toys and gifts.

The whole team at the lobby.

We asked the support of  relatives and friends for the needs of the patients. The basic need is a special milk IGCO with colostrum which is quite pricey at P2,500.00 per carton (contains 30 pouches). Each patient had to take 1 drink (1 pouch) 3x a day before they undergo chemotherapy . We also brought stuff toys, coloring books and biblical comics .

I am very blessed to have family and friends whose hearts are also for sharing God's blessings. The team is divided to do different tasks such as story telling, coloring activity and praying for the children.

Ate Ruby and Sis Jo were praying for the children.

Ate Ruby passionately praying for one of the patients

Ate Len & Kuya Enrico were singing with the children.

Kuya Milo was leading the story telling with Ate Vangie.

One of the coloring books and the story that was read by Kuya Milo.

Vangie & Allie chatting with a parent.

Gift giving time with Ate Allie & Kuya Milo

Gift giving with Ate Oien

Caberto Family with the teenage patients.

There are about thirty patients at the cancer ward while another 15 patients at the children's ward at the time of our visit.

Jollibee really brought smiles to the children's faces.

These children are normal kids who also want to play, sing and dance. They are just in a condition that  makes it difficult for them to do so.
However, there are many ways to help these children:

1. sponsor a child's one whole chemo package

2. sponsor one chemo therapy medication

3.sponsor the special milk ( Iglo available in selected Mercury outlet)

4. pray for them

5. visit them 

6. talk to them and play with them

God bless these children and their families as well as their sponsors.

To God be the glory!

Life of Christian Missionaries in the Badjao Community of Batangas City

It was Holy Thursday when we conducted the outreach in two (2) Badjao Communities in Batangas City. This is part of PCAC mission core to do mission works amongst the tribal group of the Phils. In coordination with The Badjao Christian Church in Cantellon II headed by Pastor Albert Santiago and wife Mommy Helen who are already working in this community for the past thirteen years and with Sis Rachel Bas who is a former missionary to China and Tita Rose who is working in the Wawa Badjao Community.

We left PCAC at 5:00 am, our 1^st stop was at the Jolibee Batangas for the meet up with Sis Rachel, we came in early so we have time for breakfast. When Sis Rachel arrived with her sister, she describe her life as a missionary as “masarap”

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 She recently married a British missionary she met at the field. Her experienced of God’s perfect timing with her financial needs are very encouraging, she was praying for  $350.00 for her tuition fee when a Black American lady missionary she had met for the 1^st time in the café she was working had a chat with her and the next day gave her the exact amount she needed because God had spoken to the lady to bless Sis Rachel. Another incident that required her to pray for $1,000.00 was answered but it was a sacrificial gift from another foreign missionary who was also praying for tuition fee. Though she also experienced hardship in the field such as interrogation by the police, eating spoiled food, delayed financial support, difficulty in the harvest of souls, she only had two (2) converts during her three years in the field.

Ptr Albert was head of a church in Bulacan when God called him to do mission works among the Badjao in Batangas. The couple is independently running the community which started in Malitam where in they had to abandon because the island was slowly being reclaimed by nature. 

We were surprised by the improvement in the lives and community of the Badjaos, the  houses they live in, the concrete church and the education of the children. 

The couple was able to finance the studies of Arlene, (the interpreter) now a licensed teacher. There are other young people who were able to finish 2 yr courses.

We were amazed by  God's signs & wonders manifesting in the lives of these couple working with the Badjao. God sent people , foreign Tribal King, Chinese businessman among others to help finance the building of the school and its tables & chairs, the medical needs of the slip disc of Ptr Albert. The alimango waiting at the door step of their house so that they will have a good meal that day. The big nail that pierced the head of Ptr Albert making his blood spurt out.

The couple also experienced hardship living inside the community such as the sanitation issue, financial support and the tradition of the Badjao. But God is truly faithful that all their needs are met, their strength renewed daily and their health restored.