Sharon Del Valle - JCI Founder and Managing Director

Sharon Del Valle: Founding Director of Joshua Care International

Sharon is Registered Nurse/Midwife and has been in this profession for 30 years. She was born in South Africa and met her husband, Arturo Del Valle (from the Philippines) in Adelaide 1975. She moved to Brisbane soon after they married and is a mother of three beautiful children. Sharon still lives in Brisbane and attends church at the “Springwood House of Praise”, under the leadership of Pastor Jim and Betty Williams. Amongst numerous other activities she also coordinated the churches children’s ministry for the last 7 years.

The heart of Sharon’s ministry is particularly centered on underprivileged children and their families. She is the founding director and visionary of Joshua Care International, an organization which she has envisioned to commit to helping needs of Filipino children and their communities. Her soul ambition for the sponsors of JCI, is that each child and family would be cared for and educated physically, academically and socially, with the outcome being a strong sense of spirituality, wisdom and good health for each individual. She is committed to ‘making the world a better place’ to all she serves seeking to bring about a positive difference, both now and for the future.

Sharon sees herself as an ordinary servant of God who has a deep felt conviction to share the Hope and the Love of Christ in practical ways with the people of Manilla.

 Israel D. Forbes- Project Director-JCI Philippines 

Israel is the Vice_President and a Project Director for JCI Philippines, specifically working in facilitating 24 Hrs. House Care Program and managing the foundations general operation in the Philippines. A significant amount of his time is dedicated to JCI activities however, he is also committed to full time ministry as a youth pastor of Mt. Moriah Christian Hope Community Center Inc. He is a Business manager by profession majoring in Hotel/Restaurant and events management. We are extremely grateful for the commitment and support he provides to the JCI team.

 Ann Sutcliffe- JCI Australia- Administrator

Ann Sutcliffe is the administrational advisor for the JCI team. Much of her experience is in Pastoral Leadership and ministry. Ministering with her husband, Peter Sutcliffe in Churches and on the Mission field over the last 25 years, her Nursing background and Administration experience within Christian Education as well as the international mission field, equip her to contribute to the development of JCI both as an organisation and a ministry. One of Ann’s passions is to see Functional Families restored within society.

JCI Philippine Board of Trustees

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