Play Hard.
Sleep Hard. Toddlers do it well.
By John
Coffey
Nobody
understands the seriousness of play like a toddler. I'm excited to have finally
launched our new Early Childhood Education Center for children ages 1-3.
Entitled
"SMART Kids", this is the latest addition to our educational programs
for street kids. "SMART" is a Tagalog acronym that describes how our
students actively learn and grow. Parents are also an active part of each class
as we seek to simultaneously train and empower them.
In the
orientation for the parents last Monday, I explained how my intention is not to
take any responsibility away from them as caregivers. During the program, the
parents themselves feed their children, assist them in potty training, and
engage them in educational learning and play.
Along the
way we guide and train these young parents to help them develop greater
confidence in their role as the primary caregiver.
A Glimmer of Hope
Jizza Magallanes
A lot of people believe that sponsorship is simply about sending a
child to school, but in reality, helping a child is like lighting a single
candle in the middle of a dark room.
Education is so important for a Filipino family - it gives them hope
that a bright future is more possible.
The HAKBANG (FOOTSTEPS)
Sponsor A Child Now Program of IT Tender was born form the outcry of the
parents as they struggled to send their children to school. Now in its third year,
there are so many stories of transformation from the lives of the beneficiaries
and their families.. Together, we partner and endure all the obstacles and
share their victories; whether their children get sick causing them to be
absent in school or their children receive an outstanding honour from their
class.
One of the community children in
our ministry area of Sucat
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Currently
the program is exploring the possibility of a livelihood project for the parents
which will aim to help them become more self reliant and eventually, open more
doors leading them to wider opportunities for them to earn more, reach their
dreams for their children and allow them to recognize that by Gods grace they
themselves can stand up from the poverty they are now in.
Thanksgiving:
- For the lives of John Coffey and Gabriel Malquisto who celebrated their birthday this month
- F or the two new donors of HAKBANG Sponsor A Child Now program
- For our new volunteer Miranda who is sharing her gifts and her life with the street children every Friday
- For the successful opening of our SMART Kids program
- We praise God for His graciousness and faithfulness to us and for keeping us strong and joyful as we serve Him.
Prayers:
- For the preparation of the Food For Life Program as we hope to formally being in Putatan in October and for our partner church Jesus Our Hope in Sucat, also hoping to commence their program this October
- · For travelling mercy and a successful ministry exposure this month for the team from Stopsley Baptist Church, England
- · For wisdom as we will have our 2014-2015 Annual Planning this coming October 28 to 30, 2013.
- · For regular monthly donors who will financially support IT Tender Ministry; helping with our operational cost. We are praying to be able to continue paying the rent and other utilities for our drop in center
- · That our God may continue to provide us with our needs both ministry and personal, to guide us with His immeasurable wisdom, and to keep our fire burning as we share our lives and talents in helping the street children and children from poor communities.
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