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Grandmother’s Advocacy Rescues Aziza
Today we revisit the story of a student whose future once appeared hopeless. Because of some unfortunate circumstances, her mother could not care for Aziza, who was suffering poor emotional and physical health. Fortunately, Aziza's grandmother took her in and started...
Street Kid Wanders Into a Life Changing Event
By Raymond Sumaya, iBIKE Program Director When we started iBIKE, we met a child named Johan*. He is now six years old. He lives in a slum area in San Isidro, Makati. His mother is a housewife and his mother is a driver. His life was a constant struggle, but he managed...
Woodside Volunteers Invest in Ecuador Community
How do you measure the impact of cross-cultural volunteers? For the 26 members of Woodside Bible Church, Romeo Campus, the impact was plentiful in the physical work accomplished, and the emotional and spiritual growth among the team and the community of Pifo, Ecuador....
Move Over, Coco, Ralph and Vera, You’ve Got Competition
Meet the Philippines' newest fashion designer...ER'S Anne Benavidez! Anne trained for nine long years to accomplish this designation. It required countless hours and many sleepless nights. As a wife, mom, leader in the church, and as the head of Golden Hands...
University Nurses Provide Health Screenings to Dream Center Kids
The people who volunteer to help at-risk families are awesome. We're thankful for such volunteers, like a team from the University of South Carolina (USC) that traveled to Fish Hoek, South Africa. The nursing students brought joy and excitement to the Dream Center....
2023 Kitchen Fundraiser – Limpopo Dream Center
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Help Build a Kitchen to Feed Limpopo Dream Center KidsIf we exceed our goal, any additional funds will be directed to the ER Fund to be used where it is needed most.Would you help our students continue to dream big by funding their dream kitchen?...
Mika Overcomes Culture, Lockdowns
Mika* is outgoing, friendly and loves daydreaming. She and her older sister attend the Fish Hoek Dream Center. Her father works in security and her mother works at a school. The family is racially mixed, which causes problems for the children. They are caught between...
‘When I Look at Them, I See Me’
Raymond Sumaya grew up in an extreme section of Makati City, part of Metro Manila. He refers to it as a slum, 'where people struggle to find jobs, housing, food and education." These conditions did not defeat him. Instead, they filled Raymond with drive, passion and...
ER Loses a Great Friend and Partner, Pierre Roux
The following stories pay tribute to ER heroes - those who have lived sacrificially in order to serve others. We hope you are inspired by their lives. It is with great sadness we share the passing of longtime ER partner Pierre Roux, who led Africa To Asia Innovative...
Next Level: 24-Hour Challenge Promotes Functional Fitness
Gabe Fisher loves fitness, youth and faith. He uses these passions to help vulnerable people in Fish Hoek, South Africa find direction and purpose. The youth he is mentoring call themselves "Silverbacks". As the director of ER's L327-Fitness life skills program, Gabe...