MMI and Sister Joan Clare Aid Communities in the Philippines

           

Medical Mission International has enlisted the aid of the local government to distribute food and medicine to children in Pilar, a struggling outreach in the Sorosogon province of the Philippines. Mayor Rosemarie H. Sia, the kind philanthropist and Christian leader of the municipality, is committed to working with MMI to end malnutrition in the community.

 

“Healthy children become bright children. For this reason we must safeguard their health,” says the mayor. The local government staunchly promotes MMI’s nutritional programs in support of the Bright Child government program.

 

Mayor Sia personally helped MMI start the nutrition program at the Dao and Banuyo Day Care Centers, where more than 70 malnourished preschoolers received food and supplements in one afternoon. As the program continues, these children will receive the much-needed supplies on a regular basis.

 

Currently, MMI sponsors 110 day care workers and teacher’s aides to distribute items such as VitaMeal™, milo, sugar, and evaporated milk to the children of Pilar. One worker says, “As they receive the life-giving food from people who truly care for their future, their faces radiate with happiness. For some, this is the only meal they get.”

 

Sister Joan Clare, Medical Relief Advisor for MMI, has also extended the food, medicines, and other relief supplies to the people of the community. She reports that MMI has caused a tremendous change in the lifestyle of the people and made huge strides toward improving the area. Tuberculosis incidence has dropped sharply, the children are putting on weight, and school attendance has increased drastically.

                                                  

“We thank you a million times,” says Sister Joan Clare, “you have saved many lives—many children and adults alike! We pray that you will remember the good you are doing for others…and remember that we are praying for you all and uniting in the struggle for justice. Never grow tired of doing good!”