Ministry to Children in the Philippines
This is Elmer. He is 10 years old but has not yet been to school. His older brother Edcel, age 11 doesn't go to school either. They have always been poor, earning a meager living by picking up shells on the beach and selling them and maybe catching a few small fish occasionally. Their mother left them for another man and their father has tuberculosis.
The big earthquake in late 2013 changed the landscape. Now there is no beach and no shells. A life that was already hard got even worse. This family does not go to church and does not know the Lord. If the boys are sponsored, it opens a door for the Gospel to be shared. Many times this open door results in the salvation of entire families.
The only way Elmer and Edcel can go to school and have any possibility of overcoming the severe poverty is if they are sponsored. That one thing will change their lives forever. If God puts it on your heart to help these two little boys, let us know. Send an email to kathyb@fullnessnetwork.net
Two other pastors wrote me earlier this week about children who cannot go to school because they are so poor. Two little ones about 6 and 8 are among them. They have no parents and live with an elderly grandmother who has so little and cannot provide even enough food for them. The 8 year old had to stop going to school last year because they could not pay the requirements or even buy paper and pencils. The 6 year old has not been to school and won't be able to go without help. The pastor said they are always hungry because they don't have any food in their house.
We could add 100 more children immediately if we had the funds for sponsoring them. If you have thought about sponsoring children, now is the time. The cost to make such a big difference is only $1 a day ($30 a month) per child. Preparations are now being made for a new school year that begin the first week of June. We need sponsors and funds now for the children.
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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.