Reva Lachica Moore When I first embarked on my project of helping unemployed ministers and students in the Philippines 8 years ago, I didn’t have any idea that I would need around $50,000 per month to send for monthly salaries and school aid for over 400 adopted ministers and dozens of theology students. And often, … Read more
Reva Lachica Moore I entered the small and almost empty store and walked straight to the opened door at the back. Outside, behind the store, a young girl was cooking on a dirt stove. “What are you cooking?” I asked. “I’m boiling bananas,” she replied without looking at me. That was two years ago when … Read more
Reva Lachica Moore I opened the JPEG attachment in the e-mail that I received from Pastor Ruben Villanueva. Three sets of pleading eyes as dark as pitch were staring at me. Fear and despair showed in their blank stares and shook up my whole being. Oh God, have mercy on these people! I cried to … Read more
On April 20, 1968, a teenage girl, traveling alone in a foreign country, sat scared and shivering in the San Francisco International Airport. She kept rubbing her arms to keep warm. It was not this cold back home in the Philippines. A man wearing a long coat sat close by and kept watching her. Finally, … Read more
Reva Lachica Moore Emely awakened at 2 a.m. with a sense that something was wrong. As she became aware of her surroundings, she felt everything in the house was fine. The feeling seemed to overwhelm her and she couldn’t go back to sleep. Was God trying to tell her something? Was it her mom far … Read more
Reva Moore Almost every teen looks forward to getting his driver’s license and owning his first car – whether new or old. A male teen especially, would wish for a brand new sports car. A Mustang perhaps? Maybe a Porsche? How about a Jag? A Corvette is it! You’d hear most teens make their wishes … Read more
by Allan Carolino Is anyone safe anymore? Once in a while I receive many stories of survival, which are worth sharing. Here is the second of two stories sent by ministers from the Philippines. A Miraculous Escape from Death – by Allan Carolino I was part of the group who did groundwork for Dr. Dan … Read more
Often we hear in the news that murder is on the rise in this city, in that city, in this part of the world, in that part of the world, and many are worried the situation is only going to get worse. These gruesome attacks are happening everywhere, even in our own neighborhoods, even in … Read more
Reva Lachica Moore We’ve heard of babies left on doorsteps. We’ve heard of babies left in dumpsters. Here is a heart-wrenching story of a little boy whose mother had little option but to give him up. Dorel Padilla tells his story.. Shaking and scared I cried, “Inde ko gusto mag-upod sa ila!” (I don’t want … Read more
When my friend, Father Max from Cebu, Philippines e-mailed to say: Reva, do you know that there are people who live in cemeteries? I was horrified. I’ve never heard of them, so I asked Fr. Max to write about them. The following is his write up. An Article written by Fr. Max Abalos, SVD: The … Read more