So this month we are in the awesome little city of Malaybalay in the Philippines. It is so cool being here. We are working with K.I.M. (Kids International Ministry) this month here at their orphanage. Working with the children here has been amazing. K.I.M. houses a dozen plus children at the home, helps educate them, and works to help find them parents who can adopt them. In addition to that, the organization started doing a community wide outreach to the children from the surrounding areas about a year ago and it has grown from about 10 children to well over 300. They host a Awana type children’s program helping the children to understand Christ and the personal relationship that He wants to have with them in addition to feeding the kids every single Saturday.
The main focus of our ministry this month has been split between taking care of the kids and doing construction on the grounds. There are three little babies in addition to the other children that pretty much require constant supervision. I actually changed a diaper for the first time in my life a few days ago. Needless to say, I have a new appreciation for anyone who is “suffering” for the Lord every Sunday at church working the nursery. Women of God I salute you.
The construction part is split into two main focuses. Right now we are helping to finish up a dorm for mission teams to be able to stay in when they come to help out here. The other part is painting the outside of the children’s home. The squad is together this month and so it has been cool to have all of us working together on this project.
Poverty is a serious issue here in Malaybalay. Everything cost virtually nothing here. It has probably been the most inexpensive country we have been to. Most people work like crazy all day long only to make about 3 dollars per day. In the local hospitals, health care is available but because of the small amount of doctors and resources, it can take 3 days of waiting in a hospital to actually get seen. While they wait, their family is responsible for making sure they have food which means their family has to be away from work and provide for them during this time. It actually is a difficult thing here. In seeking to meet a physical need, K.I.M. makes some huge crates of food and we go distribute this with them at the hospitals all the while engaging with people about the love of Jesus. Most of them have at least heard about Jesus and have some sort of concept of church. Much like America. And just like America people confuse church with Jesus and think they are being called to a religion instead of a person. The other day when we went out, I had a chance to share with about 5 people the love of Christ and the Holy Spirit moved in an awesome way and all of them put their faith in Jesus Christ. It rocked!!!
for God
for People
for the Nations
for the Kingdom
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for People
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