Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. (Psalm 127:3)
Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done. (Psalm 78:1-4)
Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them, “Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.” (Mark 9:36-37)
With the compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ flowing through the heart of our AJCKG founder and overseer, Rev. Juliet Metcalf, our Ambassador of Jesus Christ – Kingdom of God Child Sponsorship program, by faith, was initiated last March 23, 2014. Herewith are the first six children recipients…
Mr. Howell T. Basarte, 37 yrs. old, is a simple farmer in Pañgil, Laguna, Philippines, with his wife, Maricel, 27 yrs. old., plain housewife, have four children. (see photo below)
Here’s a closer photo of Howell Basarte.
A closer photo of Maricel Cerbito Basarte.
Our AJCKG partner, Ptr. Janapril Maglipon, handing over the first instalment of our AJCKG child sponsorship program to Maricel Basarte in their home in Brgy. Galalan, Km. 5, Pañgil, Laguna, Philippines. One cannot help but be touched seeing the joy in the smile of their faces! Praise God!
1. Philip Boss C. Basarte – 8 yrs. old, is the eldest of four children. His ambition is to become a mission volunteer and become a civil engineer and wants to help in constructing houses for simple people to live in, especially those who do not have much and victims of natural disasters. He dreams to have a van like a house so he can share the Word of God everywhere. He wants to serve God with the talents and abilities God has given him. His birthday: April 14, 2005.
Below is Philip’s own handwriting about himself and his dream written in Tagalog (a local dialect)
2. Ledee Aubrey C. Basarte – 6 yrs. old and second of four children. Her ambition is to become a missionary doctor and help sick children and share the Lord Jesus Christ as the great Physician. She dreams to have a hospital for indigent people for free. She’s determined to finish school to realize her dream and help her parents, brothers and sisters and needy people. Her birthday: July 25, 2007.
Below is Ledee’s own handwriting concerning herself and her dreams.
Below is Ledee’s own handwriting concerning herself and her dreams.
3. Shekinah M. Maglipon – 10 yrs. old. She dreams to become a doctor and help poor people who cannot afford a hospital. Her birthday: Sept. 12, 2004.
Below is Shekinah’s own handwriting about herself and her dreams.
4. Agapeh M. Maglipon – 6 yrs. old. Her ambition is to become a teacher and teach children the basics: reading, writing and arithmetic and help them fulfill their dreams.
Below is Agapeh’s own handwriting about herself and her ambition in life.
Shekinah and Agapeh enjoying each other’s company.
Ptr. Ricky Ligarto, 33 yrs. old, and his wife, Alice, 33 yrs. old, hail from Misamis Occidental in Mindanao, Philippines, but are now based in Las Piñas City, Philippines. They are our AJCKG partners in staging the Sharing-Feeding-Giving mission in Brgy. Tabon, Kawit, Cavite, Philippines last February 8, 2014. They have only one child, Shekinah Keith. Being a recipient to our child sponsorship program is an answered prayer to them, praise the Lord!
5. Shekinah Keith T. Ligarto – 3 yrs. old. Becoming a nurse is her ambition. She likes music, storybooks, colouring, drawing, writing, dancing and singing. Her birthday: May 19, 2010.
Ptr. Winifred L. Mallorca, Jr., 55 yrs. old, and his wife, Mizpah Joey, 43 yrs. old, hail from Albay, Philippines but are now residing in Las Piñas City, Philippines. They have two children: one son, David Jedidiah, and one daughter, Mizpah Jowynne. Ptr. Win is pastoring the Jeshua Generation Ministries, Inc., a non-denominational para-church in Las Piñas City. He is our AJCKG Phil. Coordinator and has been instrumental in commencing the AJCKG ministry here in the Philippines with our founder/overseer, Rev. Juliet Metcalf since late February 2013. He is also a computer technician – software/hardware, a web specialist and a graphics artist who designed our AJCKG website and maintains/updates it continually. Below is his wife, Mizpah Joey and daughter, Mizpah Jowynne.
6. Mizpah Jowynne B. Mallorca – 11 yrs. old. She dreams of taking up Culinary Arts and having a restaurant of her own. She loves to get involve in helping and feeding the indigent. She loves music and dancing. Her birthday: May 01, 2002.
We thank the Lord and the AJCKG ministry with its founders, Rev. Juliet and Brad Metcalf, for making all these things possible.
Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)
Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” And He laid His hands on them and departed from there. (Matthew 19:13-15)