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QLD REGISTERED CHARITY No 1385
Joshua Care International is a partner with Global Development Group. Project number J 357.
Joshua Care International is a ministry that reaches out to underprivileged children and their families with loving care and concern. Our focus is on meeting their immediate needs with food, clothing and medical help and also to provide quality education and develop sound Christ-centred life skills. Our Vision is to see these children reach their potential and to positively impact their lives, their families and their future.
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Mary Grace Artillo is 9 yrs old. She lives with 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Her mother sews rags to sell and her father works as a company Guard. Unfortunately, Mary Grace was born with some birth defects, therefore she only has one leg. Since her Family in the Philippines is living below the poverty line, they can’t afford to get a good prosthesis for their little girl.
Thank you to all who attended this special event. It sure was a great success! We are happy to report that all tickets were sold and it was a good evening!
The food was good and plentiful, Thanks to Robert and the team at Chin Chin Restaurant at Springwood Towers. Musicians sang beautifully as they introduced us to the sounds of Christmas for 2007…Thanks to Rebecca and her friends from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. It was a pleasure to introduce Joshua Care and the work that we do, to a new audience of people from the community.
Israel & Sharon with Rob Bradbury at Kidshaper in Melbourne.
I am happy to report, that Joshua Care Continues to grow, now sponsoring 35 children and increasing the number of feeding programs each month.
Pastor Bhal Tatlonghari, (director of the JCI Philippines) and Israel (JCI Phil. Coordinator) were both sponsored to visit Australia in June. During their visit, they were greatly Blessed in the fellowship of Springwood House of Praise and they were happy to meet new friends at the Greek church. Hillsong conference in Sydney, was a great inspiration and they both frequently expressed their appreciation of this wonderful experience. Bhal was able to visit his brother in Melbourne and Israel gained more insight into children’s ministry at Kidshaper conference in Melbourne.
Sadly, Daniel Orlango a young Filipino boy with various serious illnesses died in October 2006 before he could receive the necessary medical procedures that would have saved his life.
Sharon Del Valle first met Daniel and his family in January 2006 and, being a registered nurse was able to quickly identify the medical attention that Daniel would require. After returning to Australia she was able to locate a sponsor (a kind doctor from the Logan Hospital in Brisbane) who agreed to pay for the operation to help Daniel.
Bea Marie Malhacan
Bea Marie Malhacan is a bright young student sponsored by JCI. She lives in a small home with her parents and three siblings. As I entered the front Door I noticed there were stones on the ground and no concrete. Mum was cooking on An open fire and they have no electricity! Despite the lack of comforts in their home, Bea loves to read. She has a bright mind and often tops the class in tests and quiz bee. She is very expressive as she recites stories to her audience moved with emotion!
Dennis
Dennis Castillano was one of our first children to be sponsored. I met him the first time I went to the graveyard… He followed me everywhere always smiling so I asked him if he would like to be sponsored to go to Mt. Moriah…
The next two years we have seen Him grow up to become a remarkable young man… Dennis has grown up to be an aspiring athlete who has won most of the Inter school athletic competitions. He has been very proud to bring home Gold, Silver and Bronze medals to hang on the thin wooden wall of his little home in the graveyard. His grandparents greatly appreciate the help given to Dennis because his father is not known and his mother could not take care of him.
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On our return from the January mission trip I am happy to greet you all with good reports of the continuing JCI ministry. On our arrival at Mt. Moriah. We a were warmly greeted by the JCI sponsored children and their mothers, as well as some of the JCI team. Special delicacies and a dance presentation had been prepared to welcome us. We were happy to see their smiling faces and I was pleased to hand them letters and gifts with greetings from their sponsors.
Gifts from Sponsors
The following day some of the team and parents of sponsored kids came to prepare food ready for distribution at the graveyard. The weather was fine and we took balls and bubbles to entertain the children… We all met at Bagumbayan cemetery where some of these people live. The JCI team sang songs with the children, played games, bible stories and encouragement. About 150 children came and some parents too… They all enjoyed the food and were exited about the gifts brought from Australia. I heard one little boy say “ Mama, savon!” We have a big soap!, he exclaimed. I smiled and noted the appreciation of these poor people. When the big cardboard box was emptied a little lady came up smiling with no front teeth, and asked if she could have the box. Sure, I said as I gave it and watched her eagerly take it to the junk shop to get a few extra pesos! Even an old cardboard box will be used in this place!
Bright Bea Marie Malhacan
Bea Marie Malhacan a bright young JCI Scholar has won yet another academic award in September 2006 and another in December 2006 at the Mt Moriah Christian Academy. She demonstrated her outstanding abilities in the area of expressive writing and language studies and is proud to represent her school in interschool competitions. Bea thanks her sponsor, Ruth Nean in Australia for the opportunity to attend a great school and to develop her skills in this area.
JCI staff and Mt. Moriah leaders
At the end of September 2006 typhoon Milenio struck the Philippines with force cutting directly through the Tagiug area of Manila. Over 67 people died in the local area with many more dying throughout the Philippines due to the storm and landslides. Many homes and city infrastructure was destroyed with power and basic services not restored in some places for over a week.
The JCI staff and Mt. Moriah leaders deployed five parallel assessment teams to make in depth assessments in typhoon ravaged metro manila, including Coco hills, Rocky side, Marcelo, Graveyard and Quezon of Taguig City. The teams which consisted of a Pastoral care team (headed by Gilbert Bucal), 12 Leaders (headed by Ptr Bhal Tatlonghari, and JCI staff (headed by Israel Forbes) made an assessment of the relief areas to assess the damage and identify needs in the affected Communities.
More than 75 families were given kilos of rice and helped with cleanup and rebuilding from the damage caused by ‘Typhoon Milenio’ including some of the families of JCI scholars.
A very big thank you is extended to all of the JCI and Mt Moriah volunteers, Mt Moriah Church, Springwood House of Praise (in Australia) and the various JCI sponsors who gave of themselves to extend the love of Christ and support the families in need as a result of this crisis.
Sharon will be travelling to the Philippines again with a team in January to continue the work of Joshua Care. She will be taking feeding programs and medical mission to the people living in the cemetery.
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