Malabon ... the place Gentle Hands extends its love and healing hands to ...
Your heart will surely be offered up as the children gently place their hand in yours and smile up at you ... trusting; as the mothers put their arms around you in gratitude for tending to their unwell child; as the community gathers to share in the music and the singing; as the sick receive love and prayer. It simply matters that someone cares about them; sees them, hears them.
Each time I go my bond strengthens; my love grows .... as unknown faces become familiar, names are committed to memory, and the occasional Tagalog word is exchanged. Relationships are surreptitiously forming and of this I must remind myself, as I walk away each time with feelings of inadequacy and frustration at my own limitations....
How could you not ....
Thankfully, the story extends way beyond my capabilities .... together we make an army and, with each advancement, there is always victory....
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| Face painting by the 20 Koreans missionaries (photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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| Tracey Heppner - Charity's sister-in-law and photographer extraordinaire |
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| Korean show for Malabon! (photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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Hard to hand back - although diapers are not in great supply, so the longer the cuddle the greater the risk :)
As if I care!! Its worth it.
(photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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The Malabon Pharmacy and Clinic - GH van - air conditioning would be REALLY nice :)
(photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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| Malabon community (photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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So? What does he have, Nurse Jo? Aghh, I don't know!!!! Hindi ko alam :(
(photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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Head and Shoulder beauty salon .... not sure if its open for business!
(photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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| Ate Charity - Malabon's blessing (photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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| Colour your world (photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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| Such beauty to be found (photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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| Charity just so happens to play the keyboard and sing .... and tends to the sick, speaks fluent Tagalog.....oh, need I go on!! (photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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| Just another great shot by Tracey!!! (photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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| Charity in action...... (photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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| Oooo, and me in action!!! (photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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| Shot of the day (photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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| Catmon 'square' - the heart of the community (photo by Tracey Heppner) |
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| Korean intercessory prayer for a guy that continues to defy all the odds (photos by me from here on in - sorry!) |
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| During a walkabout.... |
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| The love of the children ..... so generously offered and so gratefully recieved |
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| So many test results to interpret. Gulp!! |
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| Responsibility comes early |
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| Face painting winner |
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| Charity and Lina - on our way to visit a sick man in the community |
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| As we enter his home |
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| Hi back at ya! |
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| Ah, wrong turn on our walkabout....water is under this!! |
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