They who have nothing

Mark 9:42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

I am a mother of two adorable babies and I would do everything just to keep them safe. I would sacrifice everything for them. But what of those little children who roam the streets, who make the rounds of garbage cans, who get beaten and abused? They do not have anyone, their parents are either dead or they simply doesn't care. Simply doesn't care...

Abused, abandoned little children are everywhere, they may be your neighbors, or that adorable little girl who always smile at you at the street corner or that handsome little man selling candies at the bus station. The truth is, they are there and no one is noticing them, no one can see the emptiness in their eyes, the suffering that covers their entire being. No one bothers to see.

As a mother, I can no longer hold back. They have been there too long. They have been suffering long enough. And I - I want to help them in my own little way. I want to open up people's eyes to the harsh reality. I come from a country where street children thrive, where babies are used as props to beg for money, where little children are sleeping in the streets with nothing on but scraps of rags, barely enough to cover their bodies. I do not want to degrade my country by sharing these realities - every country in the world has their own version and I just want to tell my version.

I am from the Philippines. And I am going to open up your eyes to the reality of street children starting in the city where I live - Iloilo City.

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Do you know that Php 350.00 can send a child to school for a year? That would include his school supplies and tuition fees. Kindda hard to accept, right? How can a child go to school for a year for the same amount you spend eating one single meal in a restaurant?

I never really knew about this until my mother-in-law decided to send the boy who takes out our garbage to school this year. I bought him school supplies for just Php 200.00 and his enrollment fee for the whole year is Php 150.00, so that would make Php 350.00 all in all.

He still takes out our garbage after every school day. But we are glad to know that he is taking his studies seriously and I really hope he makes something out of his life and not just be a garbage boy until he grows old.

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