This Christmas, a small gift of a meal meant a lot to children who live at the dumps and dig in the trash for food.  On December 19th, we were able to provide 200 meals to small children at the dumpsite outside Cebu, Philippines.   

Most kids have never been to Jollibee, the famous fast food restaurant in the Philippines. We ordered 100 lunch boxes with chicken and rice from Jollibee, then for the other 100 older kids, the volunteers cooked noodles, plus sandwich and juice. The kids were very happy and after they received their food everyone went somewhere to eat. The distribution was made inside a small chapel very close to a mountain of garbage, but some of the kids went back to eat their meal next to the dump because that is all they know, like the children in the photo above.

BEFORE:  Look closely at the shoes in the front...some mismatched, most the wrong size, all have holes in them.  Or, half the shoe is even missing.  This is what the children were wearing every day to school.   AFTER:  Over 75 children received new shoes at the Nabuna Elementary School.  The kids were very happy when they were able to choose a size of shoe that actually fits them.   A small gift goes a long way to these children - some of whom were walking to school barefoot.