It is not always easy to come up with ways to really help the poor. Of course we can do a whole heap of things that do help in varying ways and for varying lenghts of time, but how do you really change

We have recently had a situation unfold that reveals once again the difficulties and struggles for the poor of the world. There is a couple, Rose and Chris, we have known them for perhaps the whole time

Baseco really is an incredible world. Early in the morning while I am praying, reading or having my coffe, I get to learn how the place really works…. You might sit there as the day unfolds and mothers

We are moving deeper and deeper into our slum, revealing the challenges of daily life for the poor in greater details. The house we have has no constant electricity, no shower – although we do have water,

Childhood Tuberculosis – Taking on a Giant… We have mentioned before how .B is an epedemic here in th Phillipines (most of Asia actually), and Baseco is no differant. T.B kills people slowly and painfully,

Maybe a year ago we found a whole family of malnourished children. We have worked with malnourishment issues alot, but even for us, these children were in bad shape…but praise God we were able to save

The bible teaches that the only way to live is to die. Jesus came, died and through His death we live. Lots of people, christian or not, are trying so hard to live, but we must die…and surprisingly it

We were out and about in our slum just recently and we found four children living alone in a damp, dark, unventilated slum home. The youngest one was 2, the oldest 9. Justine, Joshua, Jessa and Leno. Justine

Hi there again Life living in one of the largest slums in Manila is interesting to say the least. People have lived here for decades, birthed all of their children here, survived fires, typhoons and amazing

Life is an ever learning journey. For the last 15 years we have, by choice, lived in a third world slum environment in the Philippines, it was like moving from Australia to "Mars". Hopefully