My Heart

I really don't know where to start on the this and the next bunch of pictures. The Lord brought us to the Philippines to live and be a part of the people. We are on an island that is 50% poverty, 80 % child and teen incest, sodomy and rape and 90% dedicated to idols at birth. We have been here 15 months now and I am just able to start posting about the children and teens and people here. We love them all and we are happy to be here. But our heart has hurt more than we ever imagined was possible. It is not the safest place to be because we are "white" and they tell me I am the only white woman they have seen. Would we trade living here for anything. No, we are right where we belong. I look at these pictures and I cry all over again. These children are so beautiful and so hurt. We hold them as they sob and cry because of what they have been through and we know we have to send them back to the same situation. We tell them about the Lord but it is hard because we speak a different language but we are learning their language. The Lord gave us a wonderful interpreter and a wonderful Maestra (language teacher). Both the interpreter and Maestra have stolen our hearts. They call us Mama and Daddy and we feel honored. Many have become so precious to us.

We have many people to thank, Patty & Loretta and others who send us clothes & soaps and necessities to take to the village people. The wonderful Intercessor's at LifeWay Church. The need here is so great that it gets overwhelming sometimes. We could not do this without the help So Thank you all.
This is an ongoing story so please follow with us as we walk through each day not knowing what the day will bring.

Sunday, February 3, 2019

I am going to post some pictures without explanation. These are all children with their new clothes. I should have done this at the first since then it would have been after all the other posts but alas I didn't think about it . Sorry but beyond this are some more pictures with explanations.  Thank you for looking.  Hugs and loves to you. 

  

   


     
The baby above didn't even have any clothes. so he got a blanket and some clothes . The same for the babies below and there are many more but I have made this long enough.  

    


This is a common scene here, a grandmother
raising her grandchildren. We have one grandmother 
that is raising 8 or 9 grandchildren. The youngest is
now about 4 months old and the oldest is probably 14.
We try to give her powdered milk and clothes to feed the
children but we don't always have it.  Most grandmothers 
you see are skin and bones because they go without eating 
to feed the grandchildren and that is the way it is with the
grandmother we are helping.  This grandmother above
would have been happy for powdered milk but at that
point we didn't have any. I am hoping we can find her
again
This little girl was at the outdoor market where people bring
vegetables and fish to sell.  It is a place that would never be
allowed in other countries but it is what they have here
and many children go there hoping someone will give them
something to eat.  This little girl one of our small team saw 
and gave here a new shirt and this soft toy.  I can't imagine
what it must be like to get something like that that they have
never had.  
This little sweetie got a clown and 6 pair of
new underwear. It looks like she can't 
believe it.  
We love seeing them get something they would
not have and also clothes that some wonderful
people send us.  A big thank you to them 
This lady received a coloring paper for her children 
and some clothes for herself and her children and the
blue and white checkered bath town.  
This little guy like the others got a toy and he chose
the Raggedy Andy doll. We have other toys but
that is what he wanted.  Now he has something to cuddle with.

Please go on to the next page for more pictures , Thank you. ;)