The Heart Beat Gets Louder
By Lorna Carro & Jizza Magallanes
By Lorna Carro & Jizza Magallanes
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Reaching out to the street children where they stay
along the railway tracks
to collect recyclable products from the garbage
The ministry is praising God as we witness how the
Night Life program – referred to as the “heartbeat of I.T. Tender” – is
progressing. It had been the program
that was struggling because it only has a few workers and sometimes the workers
have to sacrifice from their own pocket just to offer food for the children.
Now, people are starting to come offering their help and time, and slowly the
needs of the program are being answered.
This month it felt as if we had manna falling from
heaven. Bread Talk, an up-market bakery chain in the Philippines has partnered
with us sending us their unsold breads twice a week. Through this generous
partnership we are feeding a hundred children on our Thursday night sessions.
Another blessing for this program is the Food For Life program (also run by IT
Tender) which has made a formal partnership with Night Life and are
collaborating to supply the food for 60 children during our Wednesday and
Friday night sessions. TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY INDEED!
Through the ongoing time and commitment of our
dedicated staff we are starting to see changes among the street children. Some
of them are returning to their families and some have gone back to study in
school. As of now, we are still requiring provisions for medical and hygiene needs
since the street children are always exposed to the harmful environment they
live and work in. Please join us in our prayers as we reach out to the street
children.
Nothing is
Impossible
by Gabriel Malquisto
This month
of July 2013 the Alternative Learning System A & E passers graduation ceremony
was held at the ALS Center in Muntinlupa City. This is a major life event for
four of our I.T. Tender Ministry exam
passers who joined the ceremony. Our very own Manilyn Bornia was chosen to
share her testimony to her fellow graduates.
Manilyn
shared her life changing testimony of perseverance; from being a simple
housemaid who wanted to help her family and achieve her own goals in life, she
took the challenge and is now sharing what God has done in her life.After
passing the examination she was given the privilege of a scholarship and
finished two courses in welding. Now she is planning to take another course to
get her license and work abroad. “If you work hard you will achieve. I believed
I would not be a housemaid for the rest of my life...”– words from Manilyn as
she testifies and encourages her fellow graduates. Truly nothing is impossible
with God if you ask with a pure heart, walk by faith and give God all the glory
for His greatness.
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