by Kristia Solete | May 8, 2023 | Healthcare
Juan Ritual, a 68-year-old spearfisherman, relies on diving with a spear to catch fish and other seafood for a living. Despite being experienced, he recently had a scary encounter after resurfacing when he vomited blood. “I was frightened that time,” Juan said....
by Kristia Solete | May 5, 2023 | Healthcare
(In photo: Life-Changing Surgery Program Manager John Howe had the opportunity to meet little Enrico, who greeted him enthusiastically with a warm hug—a scene that brought her mother to tears.) Raising a child with special needs is never easy, and Jenalyn knew...
by Kristia Solete | May 5, 2023 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
Since Sophia was just two years old, her mother, Helen, had noticed that she often tripped when walking. It wasn’t until later that she discovered the reason why. Helen Malacad, 36, had always been a loving and caring mother. She has four children now, but she...
by Kristia Solete | May 5, 2023 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
In the Island Garden City of Samal, where the Sama tribe resides, life can be tough. The island’s terrain can be unforgiving, and the tribe’s people have to work hard to make ends meet. For Pastor Albin Obon, life has been even more challenging due to his...
by Kristia Solete | Apr 4, 2023 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
Marieta Puypoy is a 40-year-old Mangyan mother who lives in in the mountains of Sinariri in Oriental Mindoro. She has four children, and life is always a struggle for her family. They don’t have much, and they have to work hard every day just to survive. One of...
by Kristia Solete | Apr 3, 2023 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
Arcely Acantilado, 61, is a widow for about half of her life. After being left to raise her three children, she is now taking care of her four grandchildren who came along with her to our Mobile Clinic in Brgy. Dipantan, Nagtipunan, Quirino. She complained of stomach...
