After our week-long Surgical Mission held in RUR Hospital in Bongabong, Joy’s family hosted us in their humble house in the middle of the rice fields. We stayed there for two nights and did ocular survey in the nearby village in planning to reach the Bangon Tribe- the last unreached people group of the Mangyans.
Once upon a time, in a land of rivers and mountains, I went off the grid and my family panicked. This story begins and almost ends with a cup of french vanilla coffee and a hotdog sandwich. While it was still dark, Marianne and I met up for breakfast then hailed a cab. With heavyContinue reading A Journey to the Land of Sleeping Beauty (Aurora)
David Lengoyna, or “Uncle David” as we fondly call him, is the oldest living Barangay Health Worker in Aguinaldo, Ifugao. He is now 80 years old. He served his community with MAP in the 1970s. If there is one person to tell the Hilgendorf clinic history, Uncle David is the best person to ask.
Sitio Ambang is located in Barangay Villaflor, Puerto Galera Oriental Mindoro. It is considered as a Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Area (GIDA) in the municipality. The indigenous tribe of Iraya Mangyans are the primary residents of the village accounting to almost 200 families. Skin diseases, Poor Hygiene, Malnutrition and Intestinal Parasitism are the leading causesContinue reading Water Is Life
A woman in her late 30s, known to MAP and its missionary workers for about 6 years now, from the humble Abellen Ayta tribe of Western Tarlac, is Leah Morales. She’s a very notable person, with curious knowing eyes, ever flourishing smile, and a busy body like no other among the Abellens.
Here is a short video clip from OVERFLOW 2016. Thank you for sharing your blessings! You may read the short article about it {here} Video by JC Privado Music by Steve McPherson
Jesus, no matter how high and unimaginable his status, the fact He is God, when he came down here, saw us as if we were his equal. No longer we are strangers, and enemies, He calls us friends, brothers/sisters; although he is Lord, we are His sons/daughters.
When MAP team ( Paul, Ira, Zoe their daughter, Chela, Nathan and I) were trekking the Sierra Madre Mountains going to the Aeta village in Tangan-tangan, the Lord impressed this passage to my heart: King David said, “I will not offer anything that cost me nothing”. I was reflecting my time with mission- wow it’sContinue reading Cross over: Through the Mountains and Raging River to Reach the Valley of Hope.
Hindi ko alam kung paano ko sisimulan ibahagi ang kabutihang ginawa sa akin ng Panginoon noong sumama ako sa Mindoro. Siguro una sa lahat nagpapasalamat ako sa pagkakataon na makasama bilang isang “volunteer” ng MAP. Sa probisyon ng Panginoon sa pinansyal at proteksyon sa loob ng isang buong lingo at higit sa lahat sa kaluwalhatianContinue reading The Calm After the Storm
It was the second day of July and we were gearing up to bask on a two-week journey in the mountains and coastal areas of Mindoro. Our first stop was in Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro where we spent a few nights at Ptr. Boni and Sis Debie’s house. We thank God for theirContinue reading Mindoro Field Report
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