Missionaries of Charity Home for Abandoned/Neglected Elderly

"The DeSales University group conducted various acts of mercy at the home for the abandoned and neglected elderly at Tayuman, Manila. The home is managed by the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, an organization which was founded by the Blessed Mother Theresa of India. The center at Tayuman also includes novitiates on training".

fr. charles said...
I never gave a thought of spending half a day (on my birthday!) in a home for the abandoned elderly. It was not in my sched but these guys from De Sales brought me there. True, nothing happens by chance! For the gift of life...and people who care, thank God!

danielle k said...
This was an amazing experience. To see people with such devotion and faith is often rare to find. I hope I can visit here again in the future.

BUKID KABATAAN CENTER for Abused Children & The GOOD SHEPHERD SISTERS

About the BUKID KABATAAN (CHILDREN'S FARM) CENTER: "Since the 1970’s, the number of children living in the streets of Manila and other cities of the Philippines has greatly increased. The problems of internal migration of families from the rural communities to the big urban centers and high unemployment have contributed to make it extremely difficult for poor family members to meet their basic needs. Thousands of children began to roam the streets in search of food and shelter. They were also prey for the numerous traffickers of children and were often physically or sexually abused. Many end up in prostitution dens. In response to this growing social problem, the Good Shepherd Sisters opened a small shelter for street girls in 1983 under the auspices of Caritas, Manila, and located in Pandacan, Manila. In 1989, also on the instigation of the Good Shepherd Sisters, a recovery and healing center for boys was opened by Caritas in General Trias, Cavite. The residential center was built on a 6-hectare land donated by Msgr. Francisco Tantoco, then Executive Director of Caritas, Manila. The center became known as Bukid Kabataan (Children’s Farm)."



"Go after the lost sheep without any rest other than the cross, no consolation other than work, no thirst other than for justice".
- St. Mary Euphrasia
Good Shepherd Sisters

DAYCARE CENTER at the Slums, Quezon City

The slum area near the Philippine CONGRESS at Quezon City.

The DeSales group painting the daycare center inside the slum area. The daycare was set up by a local charity group.


Some of the children who use the daycare center.