This picture was emailed to me last week from our representative in the Philippines.
The children live in Calsib, Aguilar, Pangasinan, Philippines. They go to a nearby high school, most of them are at Buer High just a few miles down from the small village.
Every month, we provide them with sponsorship money to help them with every day costs of going to school. Every month, Child United is updated with their progress.
The children are doing amazing! You see, these kids WANT to be in school. They WANT to learn.
From left to right:
Marilyn comes from a family of nine children. She is the youngest and most of her brothers and sisters are still living in the small town tending to rice fields.
Bernadette is from one of the poorest families I’ve seen in the village. Her and her family live in a bahay kubo, literally a home on stilts made out of bamboo. I’ve written about Bernadette before because when I first went to see her home and her family I was devastated. I couldn’t beleive children and their families live like this.
I saw Sean last December after speaking to his mom and dad. He has a little brother. They live in a small rented home in the village. This boy is extremely smart and intelligent. His letters to Child United are articulate for a boy his age. This kid has goals and dreams to be an engineer. I’m hoping to provide him a path to get there.
Diana Rose hopes to accomplish her dream to be a nurse. Her family lives with another one of her relatives. Ususually you will find Diana Rose helping her older sister babysit the younger siblings and cousins.
Claudine has stood out to me since I first met her two years ago. I spoke to her mother first who cried when talking about their story. You see, Claudine’s father has a heart problem and has been bed-ridden since a car accident he was involved in a few years back. Claudine’s mother has kept a few jobs so she can feed her family. She worked two of them to help pay for Claudine’s school. When I last visited Claudine, her mom was no where in sight. Claudine was tearful when she told us her mother moved to Manila to take on a nanny job. She sends money from the city and at the time, Claudine hadn’t seen her mother in months. I hope through your help and her sponsor, Claudine’s mother wouldn’t make such a huge sacrafice to feed her family.
