Erickson’s Philippines Updates

John Elnor is 9 years old and is from Alaminos (about 20 minutes from San Pablo City). When he first arrived at FTC, upon entering our gate, he screamed and cried, “I don’t like! I don’t like!” (in Tagalog, “Ayoko, Ayoko!”). It took us more than 30 minutes to get him out of the car, and then another hour to calm him down. He was just scared of a new environment with new people, and of course that 6’4” white guy didn’t help his comfort level any!

Now, John has been with us for almost 3 weeks. He loves to play in Josiah’s room (every day), loves playing outside, and has adjusted very well here overall. Our next step is to begin easy schooling with him here at FTC (this involves English, math, and Filipino). Sheila del Monte will handle this first level of teaching. Once he has shown improvement in attitude, character, and learning ability, we will put him online and find a sponsor for him to attend Frontline Christian Academy.

John comes from a difficult life, and we are very excited that he has been delivered from certain poor circumstances, and brought here to us. We know that God has a plan for his life, and we look forward to seeing that plan unfold. Pictured: John and Josiah play in Josiah’s room, John with our boy dorm parents Orick and Sheila del Monte.