today 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.
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.
michael
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Final Day
Today 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!
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.
The children at Malate had made us a fabulous scrapbook and the children from the ODC had made Michael a birthday card.
We will have plenty of stories to tell when we get back but tonight has been a highlight.
See you all on the other side.
Love Helen
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.
The children at Malate had made us a fabulous scrapbook and the children from the ODC had made Michael a birthday card.
We will have plenty of stories to tell when we get back but tonight has been a highlight.
See you all on the other side.
Love Helen
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Icecreams 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.
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.
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.
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.
Talk to you soon.
Helen
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.
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.
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.
Talk to you soon.
Helen
the thriller in manila
today we came back from porto galera and the boat stopped in the middle of the sea. fortunatly they sent another boat we kept going to batangas where ate sol and lito picked us up. then we drove back to the malate centre and then we went shopping for the things we needed to buy them. the shops were crazy because they were all jammed together. we went to this one bit were there were loads of speakers and amps and things so you would of loved it noel!
talk to you again tomorrow
michael
talk to you again tomorrow
michael
Monday, June 7, 2010
Filipino school day
Hi all
I really love it here but I wouldn't want to go to school here. The children at the Laguna children's home get up at 4.30 every day to have breakfast and tidy and clean their rooms. School starts at 6am until 12pm when they come home for lunch. Other children go to school inthe afternoon. I wouldn't want together up so early.
From Zac
I really love it here but I wouldn't want to go to school here. The children at the Laguna children's home get up at 4.30 every day to have breakfast and tidy and clean their rooms. School starts at 6am until 12pm when they come home for lunch. Other children go to school inthe afternoon. I wouldn't want together up so early.
From Zac
Sunday, June 6, 2010
mike found nimo
Yesterday we went snorkeling on a coral reef. Sadly our knowledge of tropical fish only runs to.what we learned from finding nimi but it was amazing and Michael did find nimo and we all saw lots of fabulous fish and corals. The downside was that I got motion sick and made a mess of the corner of their beautiful clear sea! That's a first, swimming has never made me sick before. It was well worth it though it was amazing.
Love to you all
Helen
Love to you all
Helen
Saturday, June 5, 2010
toothbrushes
Hello Sutton road. Your toothbrushes have safely arrived in the Philippines. At the day centre where the street children go during the day there is a big jar of toothbrushes and each has a child's name written on the handle. Everyday the children come to the centre and clean their teeth in clean water. I have taken some photos to show you . Soon they will be using your toothbrushes. Thank you very much.
Zac
Zac
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
