The children God gave us in the Philippines have many things to fear. They fear earthquakes and typhoons. They fear not having enough to eat. They fear many things we know little about. You might be surprised to find out that the one thing most of them fear the most is that their sponsor will stop sponsoring them and they will not be able to go to school.
We are faced with a difficult situation we have not known since 2008 when the economy was so bad that many of the sponsors lost their jobs and could no longer sponsor the children. We lost many sponsors at that time and had to reduce the number of children that were sponsored. Thankfully the number was reduced by attrition and we did not have to say to any of the children that they would no longer be sponsored. In all the 13 years we have sponsored children, we have never had to cut off a child.
At this time, we are facing the problem again. In recent weeks several sponsors, for different reasons, have had to stop sending the money for the children. We can cover this for a brief time with general operating funds, but not for long.
Would you be willing to pick up sponsorship for one or more of the children or teens who no longer has a sponsor? Sponsoring a child makes a life-changing impact.
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Your help is needed to support the core of the ministry.
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Become A Child's Sponsor - $30 a month per child (only about $1 a day makes a big impact)
Give to Food for Learning -- Help feed hungry children in the Philippines. Any amount helps a lot.
Ministry to Children -- For special needs -- Any amount helps.
Caring for Orphans and Widows - Help care for orphans and widows in the Philippines.
If you prefer to send a check instead of giving online, make the check to "FCM," and send it to Fullness in Christ Ministries, PO Box 136117, Fort Worth, TX 76136. Attach a note letting us know your desire and that is how your gift will be used. You will be blessed.
NOTE: Please send checks or money orders in US dollars only -- no foreign currency please.
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Kathy Bohlin is Executive Vice President of FCM & Director of our missions in the Philippines. She works closely with local pastors who care for almost 900 FCM sponsored children in 24 locations on 4 islands. In the Philippines the children affectionately call her Ate (Ah tay) Kathy.