Christmas in September

It felt like Christmas to 167 kids of Sonshine Center when they got adopted by a private school in the city, Solomon Integrated School de Iloilo, as the beneficiary of their gift giving during their Kids Alive activity. The school wanted to instill in their students the message of sharing and giving especially to the less fortunate. The children of Solomon and Sonshine corresponded through letters prior to the gift giving, and you can feel their excitement as they write and receive letters. The day of the event, our kids were transported to Solomon School where a program was prepared for them. What was more special was that Sonshine Center kids got to present a special number during the program. The children met their Solomonian “sponsor” personally during the gift giving.  They could hardly contain their joy as each of them go through their gift bag filled with toys, clothes and food items. Some parents of the Solomonians could not keep themselves from shedding tears as our children displayed their excitement and appreciation for the gifts received.

It was a memorable night for our children and an unforgettable experience for the Solomonians.

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New opportunities…

Camp Sonshine has been given a platform to minister to children in private schools. We conducted a mini day camp in three schools bringing them the love of Jesus. Even though most of these children are well provided financially, they are hungry for attention and love, being that most parents work and hardly have time for them; Or one parent is working abroad to support the family. Camp Sonshine was able to communicate to these children the love of Jesus and how Jesus can really make a difference in their life. In one particular school, some of the children ask for prayers for peace at home because the parents are always fighting, others desire for a genuine encounter with Jesus while others just want to be held and hugged.

Our experience in ministering to these children only shows that Jesus is the only one that can satisfy us. He is our all in all!

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