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Isaiah 58:6-7 "This, rather, is
the fasting that I wish...
sharing your bread with the hungry,
sheltering the oppressed and homeless,
clothing the naked when you see them,
and not turning your back on your own."
God's word truly bears
abundant fruit! In response to this Word, and in observance of
the Lenten season, some members of the Ang
Ligaya ng Panginoon (Joy of the Lord) community, wished to become
channels of God's blessings to our brothers and sisters in the Erap
City, Montalban.
They celebrated the Easter
season with them last April 25, 2006. Targetting only 60
families, they were able to reach out to 70 (!!!) 'adopting' and
praying for them over Easter time.
How
wonderful was the 'He Cares community' welcome on that day! They
provided the guests with entertainment in their brightly decorated
clustered homes (like a fiesta) with the bandaritas, signs
and the
children were all smiles as always.
The event
was blessed at the start with a charismatic mass. After which
there was a heart-rending sharing from a sis. Ester from He Cares.
Sis.
Ester's home was in the squatters area and after a while it was
demolished. She and her 9 children had nowhere to live.
They would wander around and sometimes sleep beside the chapel she
would clean during the day to earn a living.
Once she
was even about to give birth but no one would take her in. She
recalled how ashamed she was to admit that at night, she would not even
know where her children would be, calling out to them to find
them. Then she noticed that when they would arrive they were well
fed and clean. She asked them where they had been. That's
when she first learned about He Cares. Now they have a home to call their
own.
Afterwards, each family home
was prayed for and presented with a Filipino bible and a crucifix for
them to constantly enthrone God in their midst.
Then came the sumptious
potluck lunch - fried chicken, spaghetti, pancit molo,
hotdogs and ice cream enough for more than 400 people!
They were
also able to distribute 120 lootbags to the children. A special
thank you to Therese Hong and Colgate Palmolive for the boxes and boxes
of toothpaste, shampoo and soap they were able to distribute in the
loot bags.
Many
thanks to those who prayed for their adopted families and extended
material blessings in cash and in kind as the answers to their prayers
(a la "Wish ko Lang"). Many of the families received all they
asked for (even a colored TV!) and even more! He Cares Foundation
will distribute all the donations so that everyone will benefit
Your generosity will help build their homes as well as their hearts
with the knowledge of God's provision.
*If your club or organization would like to hold a similar
activity for He Cares kids or families, simply call us up at the
foundation.
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