LACK OF COOKING SKILLS FOR SOME WOMEN

Food and eating together is a huge part of the Filipino culture and it’s no surprise that preparing dishes played a big role in our community’s fellowship meetings. Those who are regulars at our weekly gatherings take turns in preparing the meals that we eat together.
When it was my turn to do the cooking, some of the women expressed their desire to gain more culinary skills. They wanted to be more creative in the kitchen and learn more recipes so that they can prepare better dishes for their respective families—especially during special events. So we came up with a plan to hold occasional cooking demos and invite resource persons in the area of culinary arts. As a start, we tried a few recipes with sayote and made kimchi. The women were delighted and many of them tried the recipes on their own right away.

CHILDREN’S SUMMER TUTORIALS AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The community in Barangay Holy Ghost, we conducted tutorial classes among children from 4 – 14 years old. With the help of the Friends of Jesus Ministry we were able to obtain instructional materials and school supplies to teach children about the basics—reading, writing, numbers, shapes, and color. Moreover, from the same instructional materials, we also taught the children lessons from the Bible.
We had two volunteers named Crisanta and Mary May who had been faithful in teaching the children. We ended the tutorial program with the talk entitled ‘How to Get Better Grades’ led by Dr. Tess and me.
We also had submitted to The Child of Jesus Ministry Philippines application for scholarships of 26 students from the four communities: 11 elementary, 11 high school and 4 college students. I have been informed through a call that our application is being considered for approval