HEARTBEAT Brother Steven: We also inculcate values such as honesty, diligence, and humility by assigning responsibilities to each child: assisting the houseparent with preparing food, cleaning tables after meals, and various house chores. In addition, we practice a buddy system so that they learn to look after one another. Sister Cal-Lin: As they grow through the program, values are inculcated, characters molded, and disciplines are instilled. Most importantly, children have opportunities to know Jesus Christ. When they graduate from the Home, they leave with a strong foundation for their future so that they can be the Champion that God has intended for them to be.
difficult to relate to him and couldn’t wait to see him get into trouble. One day, out of curiosity, he broke several house rules and was severely punished. We were at wit’s end and thought of discharging him. Thank God for Trinity’s core value of Relentless Belief. Our House Mother, a woman gifted in ministering to the youth, began reaching out to him. Finally, a breakthrough came. Through persistent prayer, he began sharing his feelings, struggles, and needs to her. Eventually, his grades improved and his attitudes changed: he became more cheerful, eager to learn new
Sister Rita: These three years, I have seen how these children experience and live out God’s love. The children have grown in God and are boldly sharing Christ with their pre-believing family members. There was a time when we taught the children about prayer. When the mother of two children came to visit, her children boldly held her hand and prayed for her. Though she didn’t believe in Christ, she was very touched by their actions. Will you share a testimony of a child whose life has been transformed by his/her time at the Champions? Brother Steven: A youth by the name of Tim initially had problems integrating into the Home. He wasn’t interested in studying and didn’t make any effort to hand in his homework. Some of the teenage boys found it
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Weekend arts and crafts. Taught the girls to make pouches and give it away as gifts to their friends who do not know Jesus. #Jubilee50K