Life in Manila -part 4 -the 'Bridge' and 'Boat' People

The last place of Apostolate in Manila that I want to show you guys are the families who live under the bridges and in boats. These homeless families are amazing in what they endure. I put an arrow here to show you what I meant by saying people live 'under the bridge. There are these few little tunnels under bridges and families live there. The Heart's Home missionaries climb in the tunnels to visit the people living there.

Others live on small boats docked in the very smelly and dirty Navotos River. Their lives are very difficult. For example, as Tomek was showing me pictures and telling me stories of the people we were going to visit, he told me one lady had two children who died. One of her children had fallen into the river from the hole in the bridge. The other was very little and eaten by rats. A very disturbing story and yet it shows the depths of what I'm trying to share with you. I do not tell you all this just to make you sad. I ask for prayers for the Heart's Home mission, in addition to all those living in such dire poverty in this world. If anyone wants to donate to their work (Tomek was never able to get enough sponsors for his mission-year, which means he might end up having to spend years working to pay his debt... silly that he has to 'pay' to do such heroic service), click on the headline and be sure to put Tomek Przybylo on the first line in the place for 'missionary's name' :

This is my last post on the Philippines. Sorry they were so long, but I thought it was worth making long with so many pictures -they show a sliver of what I experienced. And it really makes you appreciate all that we have in the US. No where is there poverty like this.

Now, may we all pray for those who work there.

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