A quick update on the last couple of days....

Well the last couple of days have seen the jet lag starting to ease (phew) and our energy beginning to come back (horray!).

On Monday we had the great pleasure of meeting the (very fast growing) MiA family who include:

Em & Tim - who oversee MiA projects (new and existing) in Talisay & Cebu
May May  (Mymy) - admin manager 
Noniyta - senior social worker
Michael - social worker
Alma & Jong Jong - Houseparents in Blue house, Alma p/t in Drop in Centre
Loloy & Rudeth - Houseparents in White house
Flor - general services manager & cook extraordinaire!
Anieway (Aniwy) - runs the Source (mums group) & Jail project
Nalyn - Em & Tim's house helper
Charen (Karen) - Em & Tim's p/t house helper & midwife student
Kito & Louis - Errand boys


Monday afternoon was spent touring some of the MiA projects which include:

AB:BA Drop in Centre (in central Talisay City) - Ellie, Abi and Kitty taught the kids the dance ready for the retreat this weekend. It was great to have a chance to meet them all before the weekend.

The White House which currently houses 2 families with a total of 11 children who will soon be moving to one of the Children's homes.

The Blue House which currently houses 1 family with 3 children, also moving to the Children's homes when bulit!

Children's homes land (the walls are up, septic tank is in and water well is dug) - building of the first of 4 houses begins next month. Each house will be run by one set of house parents and house 8 children (former street children and abandoned children, as well as any children of house parents). There will also be a communal eating and cooking area and an apartment above for a small family.

Some of the other MiA projects we will be visiting also include:

The Source mums group - more about that on the next post!
Jail ministry - mens and womens
Schooling - 130 kids in the Talisay area
Schooling feeding - providing rice for very poor families on the schooling project
Tapul - as well as schooling they also do daily feeding here. 
House to house visiting - identifying poorest of the poor for MiA help

Hope this helps to give you an idea of people and projects out here, and will be a useful point of reference during future posts!

More soon....