Thank you, thank you, thank you.....a total of 3000 children from day care and elementary schools together with some high school students benefited from school supplies provided through ministries without borders.  This is the first step out of poverty for most families - to be able to bring their children to school.

 

The students all come from partner churches, minority schools and local needy communities in both Mindoro and Cavite.  Children of all ages and grades must buy their own school  supplies, but many less fortunate families don’t have enough money to pay for these necessities; consequently many children don’t go to school.

 

In some of the minority schools, the teachers will use their own money to help support children from poorer backgrounds.  The new school year started at the beginning of June and we recently went to Mindoro to give out some school supplies in three different villages. The doubling of rice prices in the last two months means that this support is even more appreciated by local families.