The roof at Shiphrah Bahay Paanakan has been in need of a serious overhaul for quite some time. The leaks have been repaired in many different ways, but nothing worked for long.




























Thanks to friends Ken and Francoise Butt from UCM the old roof has been ripped off and the workmen are working hard to replace it with a new roof.















An the work goes on.































































The sky window is gone: )






Thank you Ken and Francoise.

Jude teaching the children at the little children's home how to dance. Aubrey and Auden joining in.













Berndatte and Jude's daughter Polly moving to the beat.
























Ate Rosemarie joins in with Jude to learn the moves. We are all having fun together.









Auden and Ate Susan paying close attention and following Jude closely.




Marching to the beat. Thank you Jude for a very fun time. We all look forward to your next visit.

Union Church of Manila Thursday for Others Group visiting Shiphrah Bahay Paanakan.






Heidi cuddles newborn baby boy. Candace is proud to have given birth to all three of her children at Shiphrah.





Jeri Gunderson explains the style of Adult Education used at Shiphrah Bahay Paanakan. We use skits, stories and active interaction with the pregnant moms that attend. The most important is the the questions of the moms are what we base our teaching on.












UCM team enjoy learning from Bhel Shiphrah Midwife during the childbirth seminar. They even got to watch a birthing skit.

UCM visitors smile at the little children home babies in the nursery. We are they lucky ones who get to see the three cute babies.















Baby Kate the youngest member of Thursday For Others team together with Mom Lindsey.










Jeri Gunderson says goodbye to the Union Church of Manila Thursday For Others team.

Thank you UCM!!!!

Healthy Emotions for Children Seminar Hosted by the little children's home and conducted at Shiphrah Bahay Paanakan seminar area.

Our welcome team. Aubrey was so happy to hand out bullitins to the new arrivals with the help of his friend Alex Bucher.






Everyone getting to know one another

Helen serving coffee,tea, and bread to the early morning attendants. Serving with a smile. Thank you to those who donated the morning merienda.




Leny leading praise and worship.

Latecomers getting registered.














Our social worker Joy welcoming everyone to a day of fun learning.

Darren sharing the heart of the little children's home and Shiphrah Bahay Paanakan. He told the story of the midwives Shiphrah and Puah in the book of Exodus. He said it is no mistake that the room he was standing in now is full of women and few men. Women bring about change.


Helen stirring a big pot of pancit for our second snack of the day. I just love her beautiful smile. It never turns off.
















Volunteers Bible School students serve with a joyful heart. Washing all the dishes.

















Everyone is helping. Jorge the mission driver is making the punch.














Sharing a story about a first memory of her mother.














Our guest speaker Jessica Friedman introduces a ice breaker called the spiderweb.







A spiderweb is formed through the telling of where one works, struggles, and joys.







Feedback time. What have I learned about children who have experienced crisis.












Jessica continues to share about the emotional needs of children in crisis.













Shiphrah midwife Lornie, Home manager Helen and husband of a midwife Matt get the dessert plates ready for lunch. Thank you for the donations of sweets and fruit.










Midwife Lydia carefully prepares the lunch plates for 68 participants. Thank you Las Brisas for loaning plates to us for the day.












Look at all that yummy food. Belen makes the best banana heart coconut milk topping for rice ever. Thank you Belen.












Aubrey with a servants heart. I am so proud of him.















Look at that lovely smile.












Lornie Shiphrah Midwife serves the little children's home staff lunch. It is great seeing God's servant heart through our midwifes at Shiphrah.















Want more rice???













Look at all of those clean plates. Thank you for all the hard work and teamwork that was put into the seminar day to make is successful.














Teachers Jessica Friedman and Deborah Gustafson. We had a great time.

A very happy group of people. We learned a lot today and everyone said " When can we do this again?"

The Joy of Knitting

One never knows what a simple skill, developed into an art, might do in the hands of a woman who not only loves beauty, but cares passionately for others and desires to walk in obedience to God. Taking knitting needles in hand when she was only 8, Darlene Pridmore has since used this simple ability to draw forth creativity in women whose daily struggle to survive has buried their amazing giftings while at the same time using that creative skill to help them fully live rather than just survive.

She is now in Manila doing her work among the women in this country. We welcome her at HELP as she works first with the midwives teaching them not only the art of knitting but also leadership skills to manage this as a livelihood program. Along with the midwives as the program begins here will be tlc caregivers and women from Creekside Liwayway.

The midwives had a wonderful afternoon with Darlene and the high fashion scarves and shawls she and soon they will create.

In the process of discovering hidden creativity and using it to help sustain the family, Darlene has found that there is often healing that emerges as women gather to knit and share their stories. Nelle Morton wrote, years ago that we must "hear one another into speech". Perhaps that hearing will happen as women gather to create beauty.

tlc's littlest one is now safely home. Thank you for your prayers and financial gifts to help with hospital costs.

We also say thank you to Marrisa, Sonia, Shirly, and Antonette tlc staff who lovingly cared for him in the hospital.

Hip Hip Hooray for healing.