Posts Tagged "Philippines"

VBS, Visitation & Basketball in Floodway

The last two days have been incredibly busy but also a tremendous blessing.  We began our ministry in earnest Monday with our first day at Floodway.  We met up with Robby & Deanna Nichols for our first day of VBS.  We also met Pastor Bong and his team in floodway.  Pastor Bong’s church is sponsoring the ministry here.  There have been about forty children at the VBS.  They are very enthusiastic and they love to sing.  The team has done a fabulous job with their various roles; helping with the music, teaching the memory verse, teaching...

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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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Philippines Update

Philippines Update

Today, our Philippines Mission Team presented information to the rest of the SCC congregation about what they will be doing in the Philippines. If you missed it, check out the info and videos below to get a taste for what our team will be experiencing. Please keep them in your prayers and check back on the blog for updates. SMOKEY MOUNTAIN & HAPPY LAND IN TONDO, MANILA Smokey Mountain and Happy Land are dump sites located in Tondo. They take in the garbage from the greater Manila area. Tondo is one of the most depressed areas in the Manila. The people who live there basically live on...

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Collecting Items for the Philippines!

Collecting Items for the Philippines!

  We want to fill our suitcases with the following items for Redemptio School, Shalom Birthing Home, and Camp New Beginnings. Complete Set Of Clothes For Kids (Ages 6-16) Boys mostly as each boy at the camp will receive a set of clothes Some girls clothing okay Shorts, shirts, flip flops, or tennis shoes/socks = complete set Used clothes in great condition okay please no brand new or even used expensive sports shoes (they will get stolen) Clothing For Infants – Toddlers Keep in mind they live in the tropics Basketballs New or used Personal Hygiene Items Bar soap, shampoo, lotion,...

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