MBELE!

Hi Everyone,

I’m writing my last blog from the Philippines about 12 hours before the flight home. It’s been so great to be back here again spending time with old and new friends. Many of the people here have become like family and it’s hard to say goodbye to them.  There is always a mixed bag of emotions from joy to sorrow and always the processing of seeing so much poverty and despair in one place. I have learned that if you look at the whole picture of need you will quickly become overwhelmed, but when you realize that you can make the difference in the lives of a few, and see the ripple effect of change that takes place as you extend yourself to those few, there really is “Hope For Change”!

I hope to return soon and maybe some of you will come with me…….

See you in New York!

Paul

Hello again,

We have spent the first week of our time here reuniting  with  Daniellee’s birth mother. It’s been a very nice time and I’m sure there will be a lot to process through.  Now we will concentrate on the people of Smokey Mountain and make a 2 day trip down to Davao.

More updates to follow.

Paul

Hi Everyone,

We arrived Tuesday evening around 11:30PM. So, theis Wed. moring is a little rough. I’ll be going over Hope For Change’s relationship here especially in the area of Student Sponsorship. There are a lot of students in need of sponsorship.  I will keep you updated with that and also our daughter Daniellee who was adopted in 1997 is here for the first time and will be reuniting with her birth mohter.  Okay bye for now!

Paul