MOP Report

We are now entering the 3^rd year of our Maia Outreach Programs (MOP) and 2010 has been another productive year for all of us.

We give thanks to our God for continuously providing us, protecting us and healing us in our daily lives that we may be able to share in His works. In spite of being far away from our country, we’re given every opportunity to let God’s blessings and love to our families must go on by providing for others.

From 2008, we started our first project with a Christmas celebration for 20 kids and which has now become our yearly yuletide event for them. We prepare home cook food for them and small gift giving. http://maiaoutreachprogram.i.ph/blogs/maiaoutreachprogram/2008/12/25/munting-regalo-2008/

May 2009 was our summer program, distributing 300 pieces of slippers from ages 1-7 years old from the beneficiaries of NFA rice and providing them snacks on the same day. http://maiaoutreachprogram.i.ph/blogs/maiaoutreachprogram/2009/05/15/tsinelas-100500/

This is our second year also of sending mountaineer volunteers and sponsoring 5 students of BBBS (Big Brothers Big Sisters) whose goal is to provide students with school supplies in selected remote areas in our country.

http://maiaoutreachprogram.i.ph/blogs/maiaoutreachprogram/2009/06/05/mf-volunteers-for-bbbs/ http://maiaoutreachprogram.i.ph/blogs/maiaoutreachprogram/2010/06/07/big-dreams-begin-with-small-steps-bbbs-may-2010/

From our donation pooling and in cooperation with www.kerygmafamily.com we were able to provide financial support to victims of the 2009 Ondoy calamity. http://maiaoutreachprogram.i.ph/blogs/maiaoutreachprogram/2009/10/05/donation-pooling/

We are now supplying quarterly sack of rice to Bethany Orphanage http://www.bethanyorphanage.org/ currently housing 40 plus children in Guiguinto Bulacan and we aim to provide for them monthly. http://maiaoutreachprogram.i.ph/blogs/maiaoutreachprogram/2010/06/02/bethany-house/ http://people-places-praises.blogspot.com/2008/05/bethany-re-visited.html

Inspired by the BBBS project, we now have our own 6 MOP elementary scholars whom we provided with a bagful of basic school supplies. http://maiaoutreachprogram.i.ph/blogs/maiaoutreachprogram/2010/06/13/students-with-dreams/

Admittedly, none of these would have been possible also without your support. Therefore, please accept our sincere gratitude to all of you for your prayers and financial support to these projects. And for those who volunteer their time and talent in these projects, we salute you with appreciation.

We wish you all a Blessed and Prosperous New Year that we may continue to provide support to our least, lost and lonely children in our country and loving God by loving others.

God bless.

(originally posted on January 5, 2011)