I remember writing something about teachers with a mission. Today, I literally feel like I am walking in the clouds. This is kind of one of my many breakthroughs at the start of this month. Last Friday evening, while I was enjoying the sound of the rain inside a jeepney on my way to finish some errands for the Kindergarten, I thought of a sandwich ministry. Yeah, I thought why not? I can do it with the two teachers. We can choose a family per week. Visit them, talk to them, share the Gospel, pray and bring some food. So this afternoon, after dismissing all the kids and having the parents clean the classrooms, we set forth on our very first sandwich ministry- journey.
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| These kids accompanied us to our first destination. |
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| Beautiful teachers Iris and Flor preparing our sandwich. |
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| This was a cool treat for Agnes-Janice's mom as she is celebrating her 36th birthday today. |
We have chosen to visit the seaside of the dumpsite first. Three of our Kindergarten 2 learners are residents of the area. We did not announce this activity and so the parents and the kids were all surprised. We saw how delighted the kids were when they saw Teachers. Janice's mother was wondering why we were there while Erwin's grandmother was suspecting if his grandson is in trouble. We told them we just wanted to see them, chat a little and enjoy the snacks we brought. I think that took all the tension away and we started laughing over our conversation that lasted for more than 30 minutes.
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| Janice, Erwin and Jannah |
It is not an easy life for these three cuties. Janice has 7 siblings plus one more baby coming soon. Erwin lives with his grandmother and grandfather as both his mom and dad have separate families already. When we came this afternoon, he went with his grandma to gather some woods to be used for cooking. Jannah is the 5th child among 8. I see these 3 everyday at the Kindergarten. I see their innocent and pure eyes. Do I see how poor and dirty they are? No, I only see HOPE, DREAMS and a BRIGHT FUTURE. It can happen. I believe. Amen.
