Have you eaten a meal today? Changed your clothes and showered? Did you go to school/work? Did you rest your head on a bed last night? Chances are that your answer is yes to most or all of these questions.
For our children at the Jesan Center however the answer is more than likely no.
Our children have never even been given the opportunity to attend school because of the poverty they were born into. Public schools in the Philippines are not free. Our children, like thousands of others in Cebu will grow up without the basic life essentials such as school. Sadly, society has shunned them, leaving them no place to fit in except a harsh street life. Thus when they grow, they raise families in the same way. It’s a vicious cycle, and the children are the victims. Over the past year, with your help, we were all able to quickly meet the needs of some of these children: giving them a safe place to go, a place to eat, to shower, and to learn basic skills of life. We continue to use your donations to help many children at the Jesan Center. We strive to provide them with emotional, spiritual and physical needs as well. We provide three meals a week, for 30 kids; and we are currently in an ongoing effort to raise more funds to be able to be open more than just three days. The need is growing now that the children are positively responding to this outreach . Unfortunately, we have to turn away some children daily because we simply do not have enough money to provide for all that come to our door.
The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few” - Matt. 9:37
It takes time.
Time to get into the lives of these children, and to work with them daily. Time to be willing to go and sit on the side of a dirty street with a lonely child. Time to bring a child to the center and show him how to wash his clothes. Time to cook a meal and to feed a hunger pain. Time to give a hug and listen to their young and innocent hearts. Time to show love. It takes time.
It takes prayer.
The power of prayer is the biggest way to help. Please consider using your prayer time to bless this ministry. God is doing AMAZING things through this work and through YOUR PRAYERS, which gives us strength!
It takes money.
Under the leadership of Ronald and Caidy Quilaton and with Gods direction, 818 Ministry is fully supported and funded by friends, family, church organizations, and anonymous donors from all over the United States. At the Jesan Center we continue to provide a safe place for these children to escape street life--away from gang violence, drugs, and human trafficking. If they are not being fed, they will go where the food is, which isn't always a safe place. Meeting their needs has a financial burden. Praise God for our supporters!
At the cost of only $250.00/mo. we are able to feed up to 30 kids three meals a week. The need is bigger than we ever imagined and the financial burden had been difficult to meet to be able to continue this feeding program.
"ADOPT A MONTH" in the new year!
Won’t you consider gathering your family, church, or local organization to join together to "ADOPT A MONTH FEEDING" in the new year?
It is our prayer to be able to feed these children on a continuous basis in the year 2014! But we need your help.
This is a small way to help in order to make the biggest difference! 818 ministry is willing to be the workers, but this work would have to stop if not for your financial contributions.
Please take 10 minutes to watch our video on youtube (search Jesan Center 2013) and consider how you might be able to help assist the work in this part of the mission field. We know that "ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH CHRIST..." so we press on with planning for our goals for the future of these children.
To donate:
Paypal. You can find the link entitled 'Donate' to the right
Mail. You can send your check or money order to our sponsor church:
818 MINISTRY
C/O S. 14TH ST. CHURCH OF CHRIST
1506 S. 14TH ST.
LEESBURG, FL 34748
ATTN: JOE RICHMOND
With love and peace.
Ronald and Caidy Quilaton
