tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44641219823537347962024-03-12T16:40:25.899-07:00Streetlight TrustUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-47226415480468624532011-04-24T07:56:00.000-07:002011-04-24T08:47:37.212-07:00Goodbye Manila, Hello Bletchley!So after 15 hours of flying and a stop off in Doha, we find ourselves back in Bletchley. I speak for everyone when I say that our visit to Kanlungan has been quite an experience and is certainly one that we'll never forget.<div><br /></div><div>I'll take you through our final day in Manila (Friday). The day began in the Kanlungan cafe. The boys specially opened up the coffee shop for us where we had breakfast and some more fabulous fresh coffee. We also had some trainee baristas among us, as you can see in this fine photo:</div><div><br /></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IKBSTysPXYQ/TbQ8gpCF9oI/AAAAAAAAAHA/IPrvW7RiUHs/s320/IMG_9332.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599166768196482690" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We also used our time wisely and rehearsed our song/rap/dance for our goodbye performance to the Malate children, which caused much laughter from some of the coffee boys. I don't think they were taking Chris and Bosco's street dancing very seriously.</div><div><br /></div><div>After our delicious breakfast in the coffee shop, Sol took us to a market as many members of the team hadn't bought anything other than an Allan puppet. (See previous blog posts for explanation!) This gave us a chance to try out our bartering skills and buy many many pairs of flip flops. </div><div><br /></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RlJ5JhstfLI/TbRA-r_9FOI/AAAAAAAAAHI/cTbd3RhVbHc/s320/IMG_9407.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599171682435405026" /><div>Lunch was spent back at the Malate centre, where we had yet another delicious meal cooked by the house mother. Various activities took place in the afternoon, some of the kids were making bracelets, some playing drums and some were playing a very competitive game of football. In fact I think Dad and Chris S got a bit too competitive!</div><div>Later on everyone gathered together, and the children sung some more songs. We also performed our "hip" dance and rap as well as a special song involving the much loved Allan puppets. </div><div><br /></div><div>As a goodbye, the kids sung one last song to us, which caused a few teary eyes. We also watched a slide show of our visit that the staff had made. It was a lovely way to end the trip and say a final goodbye to all of the wonderful people we have met over the last 10 days.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think that's about it really. Visiting Kanlungan has been a real eye opening experience and I will certainly miss everyone there. </div><div><br /></div><div>Peace out, Anna x</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-54736627006768320902011-04-21T19:26:00.000-07:002011-04-24T07:55:32.739-07:00Jungle feverPhotos from our farm adventure yesterday:<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lmGwC2_0mWI/TbDqNqhcliI/AAAAAAAAAGg/9zDlpoLH2_k/s1600/IMG_9257.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598231857295300130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lmGwC2_0mWI/TbDqNqhcliI/AAAAAAAAAGg/9zDlpoLH2_k/s320/IMG_9257.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lmGwC2_0mWI/TbDqNqhcliI/AAAAAAAAAGg/9zDlpoLH2_k/s1600/IMG_9257.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ghbs_sZZAlk/TbDtdrLGCoI/AAAAAAAAAGo/Lm7cuh9exUA/s1600/IMG_9280.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598235430882773634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ghbs_sZZAlk/TbDtdrLGCoI/AAAAAAAAAGo/Lm7cuh9exUA/s320/IMG_9280.JPG" border="0" /></a>Andrew, Chris and Bosco watching a brave man climbing up a coconut tree.<div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rmmmKsTranU/TbQ4wEZp5uI/AAAAAAAAAG4/uZtgCWzhkhg/s320/IMG_9317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599162635194590946" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-64909336606792251752011-04-20T19:00:00.000-07:002011-04-20T19:11:07.394-07:00Swimming bonanzaThe day started with 5 more quacky additions to the group who strangely all had the name Allan (yesterday Simon bought a tatty duck puppet for 150 pesos from a street vendor who then came back today as that was probably his first sale for the last couple years. This morning his sales boosted up as 5 more ducks were bought, all who were baptised into the Streetlight Trust group and given the tremendous name Allan.) However it seemed the ducks only had a limited life expectancy!<br />We were picked up at 10:00 by Sol and we had another long journey which involved much singing, games and laughter. We arrived at the swimming complex after a couple of near death experiences in the van as Lito was driving. We were dragged into the pool by a crowd of excited children where we spent the next few hours playing games of tag (which was very difficult as you had the extra weight of about 5 children hanging onto you for dear life!), swimming races, slide racing and numerous legendary games of NINJA!!!<br />Afterwards we had an exquisite lunch which involved various Philippino foods which was made by the wonderful house mothers who woke up at 2am just to prepare it. Once our energy was restored I joined in a game of basketball, but unfortunately for them I wasn’t such a helpful addition to the group as they started losing once I actually managed to catch the ball. A little while later we all got together and had a time of worship, singing memorable children’s songs.<br />We had dinner at a Mexican restaurant with all the Kanlungan staff which was very nice as we got to see the whole team together having a laugh.<br />The day was a great success and we had a memorable time!<br />God bless<br />Ashleigh & Tamackawackatannihennikuyurotamataraturabecockytickimongahorabukawenawackatanitirimatakuracenatoaconinickitura (formerly known as Simone…well actually its just Simon)<br />xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-17495932288509062252011-04-19T18:30:00.000-07:002011-04-24T09:18:15.346-07:00Medical Clinic: "Dr Love"’s Perspective<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pHsPAXomY1M/Ta43zVqlB1I/AAAAAAAAAGY/Q9b7GvwGBBM/s1600/IMG_9018.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" 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Slight problemo on arrival as the registration forms were still at the Tunasan Centre so we had to make do with paper. </span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">With the help of Myrna, who was my translator, in six hours we saw 50 patients who between them had 71 different diagnoses! Most common problems included chest infections, worms, scabies, ear infections, colds, gastroenteritis and conjunctivitis. Many of these children were also malnourished. We made sure every child was given multivitamins to help with this. The staff of Tunasan will be monitoring the weight of these children in the coming weeks. One child was jaundiced, most probably due to viral hepatitis A. I referred her to hospital for further tests. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Although busy and exhausting, I was well sustained by energy drinks and this clinic was definitely worthwhile. I will never see sights like this in my Bletchley surgery! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Before the clinic we had visited the Cataquiz Community where all these children were living. The conditions were very basic with no fresh water on site. Nearby was a pig farm which was a better quality construction than most of the houses! It is no wonder the children had so many diseases compared to the children in the first medical mission. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">You’ll be pleased to know that medical problems amongst the team are limited to a few insect bites and headaches. I will however be keeping a close ‘scabies watch’ on them all!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Lots of love</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Doctor Chris/Doctor Love </span></p> 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We went to survey the premises well before we were due to start. That turned out to be a good idea as we moved everything around from the way that it had been set up. Dr Chris was set up to operate out of the area that normally houses the church’s band gear – not sure they’ll be able to find their stuff next Sunday! We knew that waiting times would be long so we had set up some additional activities. Our resident artist (Anna) got the kids doing some drawing, whilst out resident techy man (Bosco) had rigged up a showing of the Miracle Maker from his laptop.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Knowing how long this mission might take, we had Dr Chris amply supplied with Gatorade (a Philippino energy drink), and we even had a cool box outside to keep all the drinks nice and cold – thanks Lito (our driver).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Later on, we even had our resident comedian (Simon) doing various tricks and generally acting the goat, much to the amusement of the mums and children alike. He also used his glove puppet, that we affectionately named Alan, to entertain the children outside. Alan had been bought from a street vendor outside the hotel this morning. I think he came with a 2 minute guarantee –it’s rare that I’ve seen such a piece of complete tat (sorry Alan!) but he proved to be total value for money in terms of laughs and entertainment even if his “quacker” has now completely expired.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Anyway, we digress! Back to the medical mission. Deb didn’t need to be anywhere near as ferocious in guarding the entrance to the doctor’s surgery, and even let Andrew and Chris in on various errands! The prayer</span><span lang="EN-GB"> time went well with many of the mums sharing things to pray for. Pastor Paolo acted as translator for Chris and Andrew – quite how Chris’ one-liners translate in Tagalog is anyone’s guess!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The children were a lot more in need of medication at this mission. Many of the patients had come from the dumpsite that we’d visited in the morning. Dr Chris did a fantastic job seeing all the patients – Pastor Paolo noted how much more thorough she had been than the Korean team that came last year. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5c1dZbwk5b0/Ta429ddPjxI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/6GYe525rkNk/s1600/IMG_9004.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5c1dZbwk5b0/Ta429ddPjxI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/6GYe525rkNk/s320/IMG_9004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597471816375308050" border="0" /></a><span lang="EN-GB">We were all struck by the wonderful patience of our “customers” and the respect for each other that they had. A group of them waited for at least an hour for their Jeepney to leave to take them home without a cross word among them.<span style=""> </span>The mums waited their turn to see Dr Chris without any fuss. And some of the kids were just fantastically bright and talented with a wonderful sense of humour. All they need is an opportunity to get on and fulfil their talents.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">All in all a huge success. I am so proud of the team…and Lord Sugar’s just phoned to say that we’re hired!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Andrew</span></p> 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Our day started at 9:45 which meant we could have a lie in, we went to the Malate center where I joined the children (who were covering themselves and me in paint) painting a picturesque scene of grass. After a sticky 15 minutes the staff devotion finally began. We had a moving worship and sharing time, afterwards we had yet another delicious lunch which never fails to fill up our big bellies. </span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We then had our first experience of the Philippino skyway (motorway for the common Englishman) our crazy yet “safe” driver Lito was in his element scaring us all in the back. We passed the journey playing games and singing silly songs as we always do, and Simon was winding us all up as usual. When we arrived at Laguna we were greeted by the social worker Jane who gave us a short orientatio</span><span lang="EN-GB">n of the Laguna house. Laguna is a long term home for girls who usually join from the Malate center. We were all very happy when a plate of banana fritters and ice cold water came in which put us all in a good mood. We then went to the top floor where all the girls were waiting for us to show us their dances and songs. Yet again we were amazed by the talent of these children who put a lot of effort into entertaining us. We then had to follow them with our tin can song which didn’t quite match their excellence even though this was our best performance to date, watch out Britain’s Got Talent!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We played and danced with all the children and some members of SLT attempted to play basketball with them but got thrashed. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Afterwards we went downstairs to find a delicious meal waiting for us which we ate with the staff from Laguna. After we were full, we prayed for the staff for all the work that they were doing, one of the prayer requests was for us to persuade our best friend Prince Harry to come over to the Philippines next year and marry off one of the beautiful staff members (female obviously)! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">It was finally home time after a busy day, we were all tired but as we are ladies we still managed to fit in some much needed shopping time and a drink at the famous TGI’s. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">God bless</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Asher (formerly known as Ashleigh) & Debster (formerly known as Snook Debbie Deb and Deb for short) x</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-682aEznBcYQ/Ta40zJCX9OI/AAAAAAAAAGA/iNV9vohEsm8/s1600/IMG_8748.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-682aEznBcYQ/Ta40zJCX9OI/AAAAAAAAAGA/iNV9vohEsm8/s320/IMG_8748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597469440071955682" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo: Basketball between Lito and the Streetlight Team at Laguna.</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></p> </w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:latentstyles></xml>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-56481987562971960862011-04-17T18:01:00.000-07:002011-04-17T18:05:44.043-07:00Simon in his Sunday best.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dCi56buOPwg/TauNw0fxv2I/AAAAAAAAAF4/Km42-9ZJ2bs/s1600/IMG_8113.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dCi56buOPwg/TauNw0fxv2I/AAAAAAAAAF4/Km42-9ZJ2bs/s320/IMG_8113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596722831803137890" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-88444165360666141052011-04-17T17:36:00.000-07:002011-04-24T05:49:01.646-07:00Day 3 in Manila<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just a note from Rachel and Anna… </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today began with a visit to the “Reception Action Center”, a government run programme which provides a temporary shelter for street children in Manila. After having a talk from the staff team about the project, we were asked to play games with some of the kids, which we were completely unprepared for! (Enter Bosco’s improvised action songs). We were also joined by a group of local students from the University of La Salle, one of the well known universities in the Philippines. We weren’t sure what to expect from this experience, but the kids were full of joy and it was a real encouragement to see projects such as this w</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">orking in Manila to help street children. It was so heart warming to walk into a room full of smiling children, despite all the h</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ardships they’ve faced. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Q88OZaDB8c/TauImCVBccI/AAAAAAAAAFY/8EbZP0ntEKg/s1600/DSCF0202.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Q88OZaDB8c/TauImCVBccI/AAAAAAAAAFY/8EbZP0ntEKg/s320/DSCF0202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596717148979425730" border="0" /></a><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After col</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">lapsing back at the Shalom Ce</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">nter and causing a scene involving hats (se</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">e photos), we set off for our visit to Smoky Mountain, the r</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ubb</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ish tip where about 5000 families live. Onc</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">e we got there, the blazing heat and burning charcoal smoke immediately created an uncomfortable environment. It was touching to see kids’ faces when we handed out lollipops, although it was difficult for us to know we couldn’t do much else to help in the short time we were there. </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We were surprised with how healthy the children looked, considering there was glass everywhere, as well as co</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">nstant overwhelming smoke from the burning charcoal, which must have been harmful to their lungs. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9_MkRIBw0OI/TauIBcbtHcI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/Ui-2c3uVxdw/s1600/DSCF0191.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9_MkRIBw0OI/TauIBcbtHcI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/Ui-2c3uVxdw/s320/DSCF0191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596716520331615682" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YsrdV3T-uN0/TauLZktCNAI/AAAAAAAAAFo/l5za9INZsxg/s1600/IMG_8283.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YsrdV3T-uN0/TauLZktCNAI/AAAAAAAAAFo/l5za9INZsxg/s320/IMG_8283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596720233403528194" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We then headed back to the Malate ce</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ntre to attend the “30 minute graduation”, (which turned out to be an hour and a half.) The young leaders from the ODC made awards for the children which included prizes such as </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“Mo</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">st active”, “Best dancer” etc. I</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">t also involved many, many action songs and an unexpected presentation from us. So yet again Bosco’s singing came in handy.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We were all set to go back to the hotel, little did we know that we had a feast of noodles awaiting and a visit to the Mall of Asia.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Busy day! We’re absolutely loving the trip so far and looking forward to tell you all about it in person.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lots of love and God bless, Rach and Anna xxx</span></span></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-13128531025475643872011-04-17T17:34:00.000-07:002011-04-24T05:50:14.431-07:00A note from Snook Debbie Deb Deb.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> 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style="font-size: small;">What can I say?</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Only that if we’d been on the Apprentice, Lord Sugar would have had us in the boardroom for a severe talking to.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Who was the project manager – actually that wasn’t very obvious, as we thought the Kanlungan team were leading!</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our supposed leader (Andrew –aka Dad) was dispatched to find additional medicines which meant hopping on various Jeepneys and visiting what seemed like most of the generic pharmacies in the area, mostly to no avail.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To be honest our team seemed to have bought up every pack of multi vitamins going.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Back at the Day Centre, things weren’t working</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> out quite as planned.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The team thought that we’d got through most of the patients.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Except that at least 30 of them were sitting </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">in the room </span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 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class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So what happened?</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Seems like word had got around about Dr Chris’ excellent clinic.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So various other people who hadn’t been scheduled to turn up did so and they just got let in.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Eventually, after 7pm, the clinic finished.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">By which time the rest of the team had returned from visiting various street people in the surrounding area. Some of them we’d seen at the medical mission earlier in the day so it was nice to stop and chat to them, with translation provided by the wonderful Kanlungan staff.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We met a lady with several children that Dr Chris had seen earlier on.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All of her worldly possessions were in a cart, and the children slept in there at night. A real eye opener for us.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Life there seemed unimaginable as we returned to the comfort of the Shalom hotel.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">God bless, Andrew.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qafmj62qZXs/TauGMyM25cI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Qww2ydqrJzE/s1600/IMG_8012.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qafmj62qZXs/TauGMyM25cI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Qww2ydqrJzE/s320/IMG_8012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596714516130227650" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;"><span style=""></span></span></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-8531980563401451542011-04-15T01:35:00.000-07:002011-04-24T05:39:26.552-07:00We have arrived!<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hello from hot and humid Manila. 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We were delayed by about three hours in Doha due to a rain storm – crazy!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For those that don’t know us we</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> are a team of nine people…..</span></span></p> <ul><li><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Andrew – Streetlight Trustee – we have christened him “Dad” as he has all the dosh and if we want anything he pays for it. Awesome.</span></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bosco – he actually is a dad to Ashleigh and Rachel – again it seems that if you ask him for anything he gives it. Nice bloke and thank you Bosco for loaning your laptop to the team.</span></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rachel – Bit too good at card games for my liking – obviously too many hours misspent in lower sixth where she is studying hard (allegedly)</span></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Ashleigh – …her claim to fame is being taller than her Dad. I’m sure she has several other claims to fame that will be blogged about later. She is currently training to be Simon’s glamorous assistant while he performs his infamous magic tric</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ks…..</span></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Simon – drummer…magician…</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">bongo basher extraordinaire…. His drumming skills seem popular with the kids who are taking great delight bashing his bongos to bits….</span></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Anna – arty farty and fashion chick – her yellow sun glasses have gone down a storm….</span></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Deb – Brown Owl and our secret wea</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">pon – the kids have not been exposed to her Brownie Songs yet…..I wonder how Oki Toki Unga will go down? </span></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Christine (Chris H) – Chris is a GP and will be using her skills during the trip. More importantly she is a hardcore Man United supporter and was delighted that the airplane had football highlights showing during the flight.</span></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Chris S – also known as “Shrimpo”. Will be doing his best to spread the word of harmonica to all he meets.</span></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> On to our first few days…………</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We arrived safely on Wednesday. Our flight was delayed leaving Doha by three hours because of heavy rain! We were met at the airport by staff</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">from Kanlungan and shared a meal with them before crashing for the night.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thursday wa</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">s our first full </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">day. A day of contrasts. I’ll let the pictures tell the story.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qCyR9ACNWmY/TagEqAmR1KI/AAAAAAAAAEY/VQ_raRG9VDg/s320/DSCF2015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595727656769410210" border="0" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our first visit was to the Malate Centre. This is a temporary home for street children that for whatever reason have found to be in vulne</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">rable</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> sit</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">uations. They may have been abandoned and left to live on the streets or found to be in an abusive famil</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">y relationship. The staff at Kanlungan offer temporary shelter and a refuge while the children’s needs are assessed. </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ideally they look to repatriate children back in to their families but this is not always possible. Those that are allowed by the authorities to live permanently in the Centre </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">are then offered long term care and a home withi</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">n Kanlungan. More of that another day.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="float: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tXvIhF848FM/TagF_oER45I/AAAAAAAAAEo/7yvccX61jGw/s320/DSCF2038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595729127653106578" border="0" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The second picture is a Drop in Centre where kid</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">s literally visit for the day.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">They are offered food, somewhere to wash, and basic education.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">These children will not end up in a regular school as we know it.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The teaching they receive at the Day Centre is likely to be their only education.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">At the end of each day they return home.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A shocking statistic is that 50% do not have a father/mother or adult figure and therefore home for these children is literally the street with other children as “support”.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The other 50% live in a shanty town nearby; </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">we visited their “home” it was challenging to say the least – very dark dense shanty town. There were times when the atmosphere of the place became oppressive. None the less kids were delighted we visited and mothers wanted to show us their “home”.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Next picture is of a coffee shop</span></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X7Nyl8LLuEo/TagFd0XNo7I/AAAAAAAAAEg/eMoUhcT8Te4/s1600/DSCF2033.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X7Nyl8LLuEo/TagFd0XNo7I/AAAAAAAAAEg/eMoUhcT8Te4/s320/DSCF2033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595728546838193074" border="0" /></a><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. No ordinary coffee shop. It is staffed by young adults that have come “through” Kanlungan from often as young as five. The coffee shop gives an opportunity of employment and earning a wage. Remember these “kids” you see came from the Street. Parents often have never been traced. They have no birth certificate and this stops them getting employment. The coffee shop is an amazing opportunity to give them e</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">mployment, feeling of worth and a chance to give back to Kanlungan. The coffee shop opened in February. It was a dream come true. A significant part of the start up costs were met by Streetlight Trust and Sol and the staff were so keen to say “Thank you” and express their gratitude for the support o</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">f Streetlight trust.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K4O8AevnF8A/TagGmkAD_II/AAAAAAAAAEw/8nQsIt9aHxE/s320/DSCF2048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595729796576574594" border="0" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I’ll leave you with a final picture of Simon and his growing fan club!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just a quick blog to give you a flavour of the day. So much to say and so hard to know where to start. We have all been struck by the warm welcome we have received, the faithfulness of staff and children alike and the signs of hope we have seen amidst some difficult situations. God is good and we thank Him for what he is doing through this place.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Only complaint – no toast for breakfast – still there was corned beef and fried egg which Simon bravely tried and survived (we think).</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I’ll leave you with a question….who are Kuya Ian and Lolo Malcolm – people keep asking for them….??</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tomorrow Chris H will lead a medical surgery together with another doctor and other health workers. 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Who would have believed it?! Our two months in Manila is over already! I still can't believe it! It has gone so fast.<br /><br />Sorry it has taken so long to write this final blog. Leaving Manila last Monday kind of 'took it out of us', so it has taken a while to get round to doing the practical things, and finishing off loose ends.<br /><br />Speaking of loose ends, that is sort of how we spent our last week in Manila -finishing them off I mean. We had lots of different painting 'projects' that we needed to do, starting with painting a wall in the soon-to-be counseling room in ODC. We painted a rainbow and the verse on the back of the Kanlungan T-shirts; Mark 10:14 (I think). We really did enjoy doing that and the kids very much wanted to get involved and give their ideas:) it was a very nice, relaxing activity.<br /><br />After finishing the wall, a group of Japanese students arrived at ODC, and we found ourselves accompanying them and the children to the community where the children live. It was one of the best experiences of the whole time. Although we knew of this community, it was the first time that we had seen it. The kids were so excited to show us their homes and where they play. It really felt like a 'community'. It was really strange walking round and having children calling our names, both children that we know very well but also others that we didn't! It was quite surreal. This went on till quite late in the evening.<br /><br />Our next little project was with the kids at Benitez. We did some finger painting on the wall! Now, I do realize that in theory, children + hands in paint (usually) = disaster! But actually it was really good, we laughed a lot with the children and had a lot of fun with Teacher Joan and Ate Michelle too.<br /><br />The other thing that Ate Sol had asked us to do was to make a plaque for the farm building. It was something that we had been thinking about for quite a while. We had a photograph, taken outside the Mall of Asia, of a sunset over the sea. It was beautiful, so we went and had it printed on canvas (which is easier said than done I might say) and then painted over it in order to edit it; and Sol had a quote to put on it. We were very proud of it, we make a great team!<br /><br />On saturday, we had to say goodbye to the children at ODC in only half an hour, as we were leaving to go to tunasan for their 9th year anniversary. At the time we weren't happy that the goodbye had to be so quick as it was not how we planned it, but it actually turned out to be a blessing. From the moment we walked in we were holding back the tears and when we actually said goodbye to the kids, they all burst into tears and there was no way we could hold them back any longer. We just about managed to sing 'let the children come' with them, which was the song we taught them a few weeks ago. Eventually we had to leave a whole room of kids crying their eyes out, we really had to make ourselves keep walking and tried not to look back as it was too hard.<br /><br />The tunasan celebration was fantastic. They don't do celebrations by half! It was at the local church and all the kids from the dumpsite, that tunasan do so much work with, were there. They had performances from kids that go to tunasan, from the girls at pacita and testimonies from a few of the older boys that have grown up in Kanlungan. There was also praise and worship and a sermon. It was really inspiring and heart warming. We are really glad to have been able to be a part of it.<br /><br />Our goodbyes on Monday were also really hard. The children at Benitez had prepared a presentation for us and then presented us with a card and some gifts. They also gave us individual messages too. We sobbed through the entire thing. We love all the kids so much that it was heartbreaking to leave.<br /><br />We managed to say our final fair-wells to everyone at the coffee shop and the staff at Benitez and ODC before making our way to the airport. :'-(<br />We are so sad to have left, but the children and staff will always be in our hearts. We hope so much that one day we will be able to return!!!!<br /><br />Thank you so much to both Kanlungan and Streetlight for allowing us to have this wonderful experience! It is something that we will never forget, and it has taught us both so much. We can't wait to come home and share more of our experiences with you all, and photos of course!<br /><br />Thank you so much for all your support and prayers. It has meant the world to know that you have been behind us 100%.<br /><br />Lots of love<br />Sarah and Heidi<br />Xxxxxxxx</span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-90001090812201976032011-02-22T01:55:00.001-08:002011-02-22T01:55:59.879-08:00Latest News ...Hi again:)<br /><br />Well we had another very eventful week last week. You can never predict what the days will bring here! Ever! <br /><br />I've had an amazing week though!<br /><br />Monday we had a valentines party with the children at the open day centre which was so much fun. The kids had a talent competition/beauty pageant to see who would be mr and mrs valentine; and we got to judge. The kids loved it! Heidi preached as well which was really good.<br /><br />Tuesday we just had a nice day playing games n singing with the kids (that was after getting 'lost-ish' on our way there; just got on the wrong jeepney, but managed to find our way - we're becoming more n more pro by the day haha). <br /><br />Wednesday, a medically mission team called operation blessing came to odc for the day. They were a team of doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, pastors and lots more. We had bout 120 children come for a complete health check up. It was so busy! I was able to work on the pharmacy desk which was a challenge to say the least!!! Everything was in Tagalog and I was having to try n read the doctors atrocious handwriting and shorthand, and fill in forms, and give out the correct medicine! Don't actually know how I managed to do it to be honest. But it was an amazing day. Can't wait till I can be one of those doctors. <br />Heidi was on the counseling team and was able to pray with the children and speak to them openly about Jesus. <br /><br />Thursday and Friday we spent time out on the streets! I was able to take the medical kit and do first aid while we were out! It was amazing! It was so needed because there was one girl who had wounds all over her legs and she had knocked a lot of them while we were there and was in a lot of pain. I was able to clean and dress the wounds but bless her, she was distraught! Thankfully Heidi cradled and calmed her while I did what I could. We felt everything with her! I'm so glad that I was able to do it though.<br />We also taught the kids a song and Heidi came up with a sermon on the spot. She's amazing at doing that!:)<br />It was one girls birthday and her sponsor had come from abroad to throw her a birthday party. There were games, songs, food, balloons:) it was lovely. She was so happy. She was 12 and had never had a birthday party before. I just wanted to cry when I heard that. It's amazing what we take for granted.<br />In the evening we went out on the streets again with Wilma and we were still out at 10pm. I was doing first aid in the dark! Was just an amazing experience!! That day has got to be one of the best days we've had.<br />I have finally become a victim of the dreaded head lice! Haha:) well maybe not so dreaded. I haven't had nits since I was at primary school! I have to say I'm surprised we haven't had them earlier. Went to get some treatment and a nit comb the other day - my hair has never been so soft in its life!!! Haha <br /><br />Staying in the shalom has been very nice, but it's lovely to be back at Benitez now. Feels like we've moved back home. <br />Really don't want to leave this place. Can't believe that 28th february is approaching so fast. Please pray that we can enjoy our last week and not have the 'end date' hanging over us. We've got a lot more painting lined up for this week so please also pray that we will have enough time to finish it all. <br /><br />Please also pray for the secondhand shop as it has just opened. (Heidi n I went to see it today and it looks very impressive.) Particularly for the boys working there, the next container shipment and for Sol as she continues to make important decisions.<br /><br />Lots of love as always <br />Sarah xxxxUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-83542216058614481802011-02-13T02:35:00.000-08:002011-02-13T04:15:33.021-08:00Congratulations K SEM's KafeHi again:)<br /><br />I can't actually believe how it seems to be getting hotter by the day here! We are definitely entering summer now and thinking back, it makes the first few weeks in January feel really cool (shame we were still getting used to the heat then). But God is good; as for the next week we have air conditioning!!!:D This morning we moved back into the Shalom, which actually feels like we have taken a step back in time and are missing Mary, Mela, Jess and Alec very much, it doesn't quite feel right not having them around in the Shalom! We will be staying here for the next week before moving back to Benitez for our last week (I am trying not to think that far ahead though)! It will be very nice to have hot showers (well, luke warm ones anyway...don't think we'll ever need hot ones here), air con, a tv, cereal for breakfast and a few little home comforts for a week:)<br /><br />I can't believe that it has been a week since I wrote the last blog! Time is going so quickly and so much seems to happen. Monday was the official opening of the coffee shop. <span style="font-weight: bold;">K SEM's Kafe</span>:)<br />We drove down early with Ate Jane and three of the girls from Pacita, as they were performing a few dances and songs. We stopped off at the Malate Centre for lunch; all the staff were there as they had just finished staff devotion. It was so nice to see them all, and be greeted by all the children. I don't think the children had understood that we would be coming back as they were so surprised to see us, it really felt like we had just popped home for an hour. After only a week we were missing them all so much! It was so special! We also got to meet two Danish volunteers who had flown in the day before. They seem lovely. It was nice to impart some 'wisdom' (if you can call it that haha) to them.<br />For the opening, K SEM's was packed. There were so many people there, you could hardly move. The place looked beautiful! Everyone had worked so hard on it. Outside they had two huge bouquets of flowers and they officially cut a red ribbon to open it:) we have so many pictures;) The presentation was then started with thanking everyone who has been involved with the coffee shop and at the top of that list was The Streetlight Trust. Heidi and I felt very honoured to be able to represent Streetlight! Everything went so smoothly and we had some fantastic performances from the Girls home and the Boys home (which also included Heidi and I performing Shackles with the girls from Pacita) and some lovely speeches and prayers. I just want to say a massive congratulations to everyone who has been involved in making K SEM's Kafe become a reality and pass on a big thank you to everyone for giving your support in prayer and financially.<br />It is absolutely amazing to see what God is doing here, seeing Kanlungan grow before our very eyes. I am so happy that I am able to be a part of it.<br />Next step is the secondhand shop, so please keep praying for that too.<br /><br />It was hard saying goodbye to the girls at Pacita this morning as we have had a wonderful time with them! On Friday night we accompanied some of the older girls to their youth fellowship evening at church. It was such a good evening!! They were all so welcoming! They had some worship, games and a Bible study. All the girls seem to be in their element; hosting games and leading groups, they all get stuck in! Heidi was able to play a song which they loved:) and the band there were able to jam along, which she loved. The atmosphere was awesome! It was also nice to spend time in small groups for the Bible study and hear how passionate they are about God and see how eager they are to learn more and more. It was a great evening.<br /><br />As the girls have such long days at school, and then have chores when they get home, we have only actually seen them in the evenings in the week, so when it got to Saturday again we were really excited to spend the whole day with them. We did some more singing with them in the morning. Heidi is in her element and has been putting together different medleys for them. I think she would have liked to start a 'Pacita Choir':) it was just nice to spend time with the girls and (not forgetting) the little boys there.<br />We did spend the rest of the afternoon washing clothes; but I have to say that the girls couldn't seem to believe that we wash our own clothes, which I wasn't sure how to take haha. In actual fact we both quite enjoy it, it's quite therapeutic and definitely the way to go when we go to uni haha:)<br />Our last evening there was such fun. We bought sweets for them and watched a film together. We had such a laugh and it really felt like we were part of their family. I really am going to miss them all so much!<br /><br />I am sorry to say that my Tagalog is not coming on as I would have liked it to haha. The girls are very good teachers (and can be quite harsh I might say) but even the basics I am struggling with:( Heidi on the other hand is picking it up really well:) Thankfully the little that I do know comes in very helpful with using Jeepneys. We have managed to commute to and from Tunasan everyday. By ourselves!!!:) Praise God that it has all worked out fine. We even spent an hour on one the other day after taking some of the children to buy new shoes.<br />We did have one day that we had to return to Pacita early as both Heidi and I were ill, it turned out to be food poisoning and some of the girls and staff had it too, so must have been something we'd eaten the night before. We did think that it was quite an achievement to get this far into the trip before being ill!:)<br />Heidi has now come down with a cold so please do pray for her, that she will recover from it quickly.<br /><br />We are so grateful for your prayers and for your lovely messages! We love to read them.<br />Thank you<br />Love<br />Sarah xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-23222749763467657702011-02-05T23:52:00.000-08:002011-02-05T23:54:12.468-08:00News from Sarah ...Hey :)<br /><br />Just to update you on what's happening here.<br />So we are settled in laguna and loving it. The girls and staff have really welcomed us. <br />We have had to get used to not having showers here, instead it's a bucket:) but we are embracing the experiences. We haven't had internet for a few days as the bill wasn't able to be paid on time; but it's up and running again so we are once again in contact with the rest of the world haha.<br /><br />Before moving to laguna on Tuesday evening we accompanied ODC and tunasan to Trinity University for a talent competition. It was a really good day out on all parts. Tunasan were entering the cultural category. They all wore beautiful outfits and danced a traditional Filipino dance. We have it all recorded!:) I am very pleased to report that they took, a very well deserved, first place!:D congratulations to them! <br /><br />We went back to the Malate centre to pick up our bags and say a quick 'see you soon' to the children and the staff there. I am so pleased that we didn't have to say our goodbyes to them then because I don't think I could have done it! I'm so please that we still have another three weeks left. We are missing the children in Manila already. It will be nice to go back next Monday and have another two weeks with them:)<br /><br />In the daytime, we have spent our time at tunasan. The first day we were able to help the children with their homework, and I was able to use my maths skills (which came back to me quite quickly - I was quite impressed) to help an older girl. It was really nice to see when she actually understood something I had taught her; it was difficult stuff! <br />We did paper folding with the kids on thursday, which can be more difficult than you would expect; but we had a lot of fun and laughed a lot.<br />Friday we went to the dumpsite where we had been in the week that Mary, Mela, Alec and Jess were with us. We helped prepare food for the feeding program and then took it to them. It started raining so we gave the food out quickly and returned to the Jeepney. However, the brakes on the Jeepney had broken so we were stuck there for over two hours while they tired to fix them. The children came and played with us while we waited. They absolutely love having their pictures taken. It's really funny:) <br />Thankfully the driver was able to fix everything and we were able to get home in the dark. <br /><br />Yesterday we had a lovely day with the girls. In the morning we did some singing and hair braiding with them - which they loved! <br />Heidi and I decided in the afternoon to be brave and walk to the supermarket/mall on our own. God really gave us peace about it, we have found being on our own quite a daunting experience as we get payed far too much attention for our liking. But God is good and we had a very nice relaxing time. <br />The rest of the day we just relaxed with the girls and got to know them. It was lovely to chat and sing with them:)<br /><br />We performed 'Shackles' (the song we taught them yesterday) with some of the girls in church this morning. It was a lovely church service - mostly in Tagalog, but some English, so I was able to understand quite a lot of it. <br />I have also really enjoyed joining in with the devotions in an evening. It's amazing to see the passion that they have for God. They are definitely an inspiring bunch and we are very privileged to be welcomed into this family. <br /><br />Just a quick prayer request. Heidi and I have got to make our own way to and from tunasan this coming week and at the moment we are quite nervous about it so please pray that the journeys will be smooth and we'll feel confident enough to do it.<br />Also for Heidi's insect bites as they are driving her mad.<br />And for the coffee shop opening on monday.<br /><br />Thank you for your support and prayers as always.<br /><br />Love Sarah xxUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-43626169595818659132011-01-31T08:37:00.001-08:002011-01-31T08:37:41.122-08:00Heidi writes ...Well we have just got used to life in Benitez and we moving on again!!!! This week we have completed the healthy eating painting which looks ace if I do say so myself- me and Sarah make an amazing team! Also we have been at the ODC every afternoon working with children, singing and generally having a laugh with them. On Friday we experienced getting lost which was hilarious we didn't panic at all God is so good we had our phone and rung kid and he came to our rescue:) it was an experience lol<br />On Saturday it was party day!!! Me and Sarah split for the morning... I went to ODC to conduct the song we had taught the children for the January birthday party which was a lot of fun and Sarah stayed at Benitez for the formal birthday presentation of an important sponsor who celebrates with the children every year. We then went to the mall to escape children for the afternoon!!! <br />Sunday after church we went to a rich part of the city called makarti which is full of designer malls and foreigners so we fit in well- it was nice to have a break from feeling like all eyes are on us, that has been getting me down recently and is why I'm still not 100% comfortable getting around the city but we have lots of lovely concerned people looking after us:) <br />The coffee shop is great ,amazing food and coffee we are very loyal customers along with a growing number of new people, there's good profit being taken:) also I'm proud to say that mine and sarah's design is hanging outside the store as a massive sign!!! Woop :) <br /><br />Tomorrow the odc and tunisan kids are involved in a music competition festival type event at the trinity university of Asia which should be lots of fun so please send a cheer for Kanlungan our way- it would be lovely to gain a trophey to add to the collection they have:) then it's off to laguna to work with the girls for two weeks:) <br />Please pray- that we will settle in again , that our confidence in being independent will grow and that our relationships with staff and young people will continue to develop.<br />For Ate sol as she has soooooooo much going on at the moment starting new businesses like the cafe and the second hand shop is complex!!! We are having issues with government documents in accepting a shipment of stuff for the shop- It's complicated so please pray that God will have his hand upon it and it will be sorted quickly- also for ksem's grand opening this Saturday- that the business permit will be through in time:)<br /><br />Many thanks for the constant prayerful love and support. Heidi xxxUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-73405310505690058932011-01-24T10:42:00.001-08:002011-01-24T10:42:53.385-08:00Latest News from SarahHi everyone, <br />Well, where do I start? Can't believe that we've already been in the Malate centre over a week now. After a difficult start, we are definitely settled into life here. I can't get over how much of a family it is here. Just sitting down round the television on friday evening with all the children and staff, whilst braiding the girls hair, was such a special experience. We feel so privileged to have been welcomed into this family; no matter how mad it can be at times haha:) I am really enjoying getting to know all the children, playing with them, doing little bible studies, singing, dancing, reading, crafts; the list is endless. <br /><br />Heidi mentioned that there was a new little girl that joined on wednesday; I am very pleased to say that she has settled in very quickly. It's so nice to see her playing with the other kids, smiling and giggling. <br /><br />The coffee shop had it's unofficial opening on Saturday which was very exciting. We spent the morning drinking coffee and eating cake. What an amazing way to spend a day off:) Heidi and I were also involved in the coffee machine training the other day. We drank far too much coffee that day and consequently we were up till 2am haha:) it shows how good the coffee is though!:) <br /><br />This was our first weekend off and it has been an amazing one. We are so grateful to Kidrick, as he has taken us out to lots of different places. It's been so nice to just wander round shopping malls and just have some time to ourselves. We took him for an 'all you can eat' Filipino food which was an experience:) I'm getting quite brave with what I try! It was lovely to see the sea as well. I forget that we are very close to it. There is still no way that we would be able to get ourselves around the city by ourselves; Kid is a real blessing and a great friend. <br /><br />Today we had staff devotion, which lasted two hours. It absolutely flew!! It was amazing to worship and have fellowship with all the staff. They are such an inspiration and each one of them shines so brightly here. <br /><br />We have finally been able to start the wall painting this afternoon. Everyone has been so excited and they all wanted to come and watch. It's really fun but we haven't got that much of it done so far. Hopefully tomorrow we will. They have told us that we have been a real answer to pray as this wall has been prepared to paint on for a long time but they have had nobody to paint it. Heidi and I had only been saying the day before that we wanted to leave something behind:) God is good. <br /><br />We are taking lots of photographs so can't wait to show you them. <br /><br />Please pray that we continue to have the strength and energy we need as we are quite tired already. Also that God will use us in whatever he wants. Plus for the coffee shop, that the finishing touches can be completed quickly and that the business permit will come though very soon so it can open officially. <br /><br />Thank you for your continued support. <br /><br />Lots of love Sarah xxUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-84387651577547600192011-01-19T12:00:00.000-08:002011-01-19T12:01:25.628-08:00Latest News from Heidi & SarahHey everyone!<br />So we have moved into the Malate centre which to be honest is proving to be even more challenging than expected, mainly because we feel bad just playing with the kids all the time while others stress around us, but i realise that that's what volunteers do so we should enjoy it and embrace the madness!!! We do have things planned to do though, we are doing a healthy eating painting on the dining room wall which will be a constant reminder of our visit which will be nice:) then in the mornings we do a bible study and some singing with the older kids while Joanne teaches the little ones, then after lunch it's off to the open day centre which I love!!! It's amazing there, the kids are wonderful and we are making some lovely relationships with them, yesterday after treating their head lice and singing some hillsong kids classics, kid (one of the social workers who is a huge support and good friend to us) took us to where the kids live near the red light district and behind the mall, it was good to see where they were coming from but hard to see at the same time:s.<br />Today we headed to immigration to sort out our visas as they run out this weekend, it was a nice break from the routine and we had a lovely time getting to know wilma over starbucks while they worked out whether we were on the blacklist or not- we are not lol so bad news we have to stay,sorry guys!!!<br />Today it has rained... Alot which we have loved, the sound of it on the windows has been very comforting, but I can't help wondering what pouring rain means for thousands living in the slums tonight sleeping in mud:( but what we found amusing was when we arrived with kid from the odc at Malate soaking wet, the staff insisted that we must get dry or risk a deathly fever- they really don't get that we are British and getting wet from rain is a daily occurrence! So we are dry and well now and are praying for what tomorrow will bring!!!<br /><br />Please remember us in prayer-<br />We are majorly struggling to be understood even by staff which is hard.<br />For the coffee shop as it gets nearer to opening- the dedication on Saturday was beautiful, prayerful and moving.<br />For a new girl who has moved into the Malate today- she is 6 and very overwhelmed by the whole thing- pray that she settles in and is able to rest:)<br /><br />Love and thanks. Heidi xxxxxx.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-54163683806330596822011-01-14T06:12:00.000-08:002011-01-14T06:21:01.768-08:00Happy 23rd Anniversary Kanlungan<span style="font-family: arial;">Hi everyone, it's Sarah.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you so much for all your thoughts and prayers, they are very much appreciated.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We've had a lovely day today taking 170 kids swimming. I have to admit I thought it was going to be a bit of a nightmare; but it was amazing! Everyone has had so much fun. The resort was absolutely perfect; and because we went on a friday, we were practically the only ones there. It was just fantastic to see the smiles on the children's faces; it will be the first time that some of them have been swimming.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I have to say that I have got quite sunburnt today, so having loads of kids climbing all over me was rather painful haha:) but I'll live.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Today we have also celebrated the 23rd anniversary of Kanlungan. It has been so nice that the two have coincided as we were able to have a devotion and celebration all together. I just find it so tearjerking every time I see the children worshiping and praising God. Despite all that they have been through, they are so reliant on God, it's so inspiring!<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This evening we took all the staff out for a meal to a Japanese restaurant where one of the boys in Kanlungan works as the chef. We have had a lovely time and has been a wonderful opportunity to get to know the staff even more and also to thank them for their continuous hard work and dedication. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I literally can't believe how quickly these past two weeks have gone. Heidi and I will be very sad to see Mary, Mela, Jess and Alec leave tomorrow, but we are very excited (and a little nervous) about moving into the Malate centre and actually getting stuck in now. We would really appreciate your prayers as we move in tomorrow and that we will quickly settle in and find our places and where we fit there.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It means so much to know that you are all supporting us and keeping us in your prayers. I really feel that this is where God wants us right now and I am very excited to see what he has in store for us.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">God bless</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Sarah xxxx</span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-67778486993851642992011-01-11T05:31:00.000-08:002011-01-11T06:26:55.523-08:00More from Manila:-)Hi everyone, just thought I would let you know how its going so far. Today I went with Sol to buy the coffee cups, saucers, plates and cutlery for "K sem" coffee shop!! It was great fun bartering at the wholesale market. Everything is nearly ready and there is great excitement here about the opening. All they need now is lots of customers so please pray for them after all their hard work to get it started.<br />Each time I come here I am struck by something new, although I have always known the staff work hard, this visit I have been aware of the extent of Sol and her team's dedication and commitment to the children, each child so loved and cared for. I just love hanging around the Malate centre playing with the children. We are really looking forward to taking everyone swimming on Friday. At the beginning of the week Jess was telling some of the more lively children at Malate they had to be good for four more sleeps !! It appears to be working:-).<br />We were in the malate centre last night joining the children with their evening devotions this normally reduces me to tears and last night was no exception!(Please pray for Micheal who has broken his coller bone and may need an operation to pin it.)<br />Tomorrow we go to Tunasan and Laguna (where Heidi and Sarah will spend the second month of their placement.) so it will be good for them to see the other centre. They are both doing really well and the children are loving all the extra attention.<br />Thats all for now God bless<br />Mary xx<br />psalm121Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-56242797776629389342011-01-10T03:47:00.000-08:002011-01-10T04:12:12.051-08:00Welcome to the Philippines!!!!!!!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hey everyone- I finally have chance to sit and actually write a blog:)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So we tearfully left our family at Heathrow on Tuesday morning and started our epic journey to Manila. The flight was somewhat horrific in length, although I must say the airline is amazing and we went on the biggest airplane I've ever seen, somewhat 500 people on board!! after 13 hours of films and general boredem, we arrived in Singapore and took our last flight which was about 31/2 hours. It was lovely to be greeted by familiar faces in the airport and we spent the afternoon dozing before getting straight in with the children singing the holy washing machine at the malate centre.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Since then we have visited smokey mountain, which was incredible, so heart wrenching, It was surreal I felt as though i was walking round in a documentary not actually there. we went round giving sweets to the children and chatting to the families as they made charcoal (my clothes still smell even now:P). I was really glad that we got to spend a few hours there as apposed to a quick stop visit:) we also visited the Mall of Asia which was huuuuge and still very much in the Christmas spirit! then on Friday we split into 2 groups, Mary and Mela went to the ODC for half a day and the rest of us went to the malate, where we helped out in the kids classes, reading to them and helping them to write their names, which was lovely. Then in the afternoon we went to the ODC, which I loved! although they did keep trying to make me sing:P the kids were amazing, so loving and willing to chat to us, I was asked by teacher Bing, to teach one little girl how to read and speak the alphabet, so I was really pleased when about 30 mins later she was singing the alphabet song to me and able to recognize all the letters:)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On saturday morning we got up at 4am to go to Subic, a Holiday resort just outside Manila to visit Mela's family and enjoy the beach. It was a lovely weekend and we were spoiled no end by Mela's sisters, going on Jungle walks and swimming in the sea. And finally today we have been joining in with the staff devotions at the Malate centre which was a really blessing, their sense of worship and fellowship is so faithful, and then with the children this evening, we were very touched by the children as they prayed and sung desperately to God.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please pray....</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For the coffee shop as it gets near to finishing- me and Sarah will be very involved as it opens</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For me and Sarah as we move into the Malate centre this weekend, that we will continue to settle in and get used to all the crazy traffic, rice and heat.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For Mary, Mela, Jess and Alec as they travel home on saturday, me and Sarah are really praising God for them as they have been such a blessing to us this week:)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All for now, speak soon. much love, Heidi xxxxxxxxxxxx</span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-11830667927340231762011-01-05T03:48:00.000-08:002011-01-05T04:17:52.070-08:00Hi everyone, well its great to be back in the Sunshine!! It feels like we have never been away. We picked Heidi and Sarah from the airport today it was great to see them both now our team is complete:-). Yesterday we visited the new ODC (open day centre) it is so much bigger and brighter than the old one and is really busy there were around 50 street children enjoying a craft session. Then we went to the coffee shop which is nearly finished it looks amazing I can't believe what they have done it such a short space of time. Sol and her team are really excited about this new venture for kanlungan. Today we went to look at coffee machines and learnt alot about what makes a good cup of coffee. Mela fell in love with the man who owns the coffee machines he is said to be the 'Einstein of coffee' Mela said she really likes coffee too!! anyway speak to you all soon. The children were asking where ice cream man. So Jess and Alec have taken on the role until you come again Malcolm.<br />Anyway must go now speak soon<br />God Bless Mary and Mela XXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-70306357794070774972010-06-10T06:37:00.000-07:002010-06-10T06:42:12.500-07:00for the last timetoday we went to my joint birthday party in the malate centre . i was sharing it with all the other people in the kanlungan projects who have birthdays in june. there were loads of kids there from the malate centre and the ODC and theymade a little program for us. <br />tomorrow we are going home at 11 and get back late on friday which is going to be wierd. ill se you all when i get back to the UK and the cold weather.<br /><br />michaelUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-6370178806610504082010-06-10T06:30:00.000-07:002010-06-10T06:37:02.397-07:00Final DayToday has been our last day in Manila. we leave here for the airport at 7am tomorrow morning and will arrive back in London at about 10pm on Friday evening UK time. That's 24 hours from now but it will take 31 hours. I'm a time traveller!<br /><br />Today we met at the Malate house for a joint birthday party for all the staff and children from Malate house and the ODC who have birthday's in June (8 in total plus our Michael) It was a fabulous celebration with each group singing and dancing and it was sucha joyous occasion. It is lovely to see the children, particulary the children from the ODC who still live on the streets, really having fun and being part of a loving close community. <br /><br />The children at Malate had made us a fabulous scrapbook and the children from the ODC had made Michael a birthday card.<br /><br />We will have plenty of stories to tell when we get back but tonight has been a highlight.<br /><br />See you all on the other side.<br /><br />Love HelenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464121982353734796.post-29745106312103949532010-06-09T06:23:00.001-07:002010-06-09T06:35:24.534-07:00Icecreams and so much more.To all of you who so kindly gave money for us to buy treats for the children while we are here I thought you'd like to know just what we have bought so far. <br /><br />Apart from regular trips to the local icecream shop for bulk orders of icecreams we have also used your gifts to buy two electric fans for the girls bedrooms at Malate. A drum box for the residential house and a washing machine which was the request of the boys at the farm. <br /><br />We also bought 16 sets of bedsheets for the new children who are about to be taken into the Malate House (Pink for the girls and manly stripes for the boys, chosen by Zac) it is exciting to think that another group of street children will soon be resident at the Malate House and sleeping in beds with their own sets fo bed linen. <br /><br /><br />Your money has gone a long way and everyone is very thankful for your help. If there is any money left over at the end of our visit we will leave it with Kanlungan to spend as they need. <br /><br />Talk to you soon.<br /><br />HelenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0