Posts by pastorguy

Feeding the children of Smoky Mountain & Happy Land

Feeding the children of Smoky Mountain & Happy Land

We spent the day in Tondo, a poverty stricken area of Metro Manila; really, the poorest of the poorest of the poor.  We did two feedings for the children; one on Smoky Mountain, or Trash Mountain as it is called, an old garbage dump where about 150 families live.  It rises high above the surrounding landscape and from the top you get an incredible view of the city and Manila harbor.  But when you look around you see people in grinding poverty, eking out an existence in by scrounging through the trash. The other feeding was in Happy Land, a squatter area about a mile from Smoky Mountain where...

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Today it Begins in Earnest!

Today it Begins in Earnest!

Yesterday was pretty “American”: bacon and eggs, Fruit Loops and toast with PB & J for breakfast, a trip to the Mall, lunch at Max’s, half-court basketball, and bacon cheese burgers and fries for dinner.  Today, however, will be different. Today it is our privilege to do two feeds for about 300 kids on Smokey Mountain, a community that lives on the largest dumpsite in Manila; the poorest of the poorest of the poor.  Our offering will be small indeed.  But as Jesus said, a cup of cold water given in His name is not without value. ...

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On the Ground in Manila

On the Ground in Manila

We’re here.  The trip went great; really could not have gone any better.  Robby Nichols met us at the airport and we loaded our mountain of luggage into one van and our weary troops into another and headed for the New Tribes Missions Guest house.  We arrived about 10:30 pm, got our room assignments and vanished for the night. Today is a slower day. We have orientation with Robby at 10:00 am and then a trip to Mega Mall over the lunch hour and then laying low for the rest of the day. We give thanks to the Lord for His kindness to us. As I said, the trip could not have...

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