March and April were months of celebrating personal victories and Gods goodness!

9-Year-Old VOHCS Child Finishes Preschool

Ryan Gayo hopes amid poverty as he declares My dream is finish school so I will be able to support my family someday in Ilonggo. He is one of the 638 children who successfully graduated from Visions of Hope Christian School (VOHCS) this school year. With the theme, Building Tomorrows Christian Leaders, moving up ceremonies were simultaneously held between March 18 to 22 in 27 VOHCS nationwide. Read more about Ryan here: http://cctvisionsofhope. blogspot.com/2013/03/9-year-old-vohcschild-finishes.html.

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Sarah Jane Carpio

VOHCS Midsayap Moving Up Ceremony, March 22

Soccer Team Bags Surprise Win

A team of soccer novices, who used to live in the streets, thought they would only be spectators at a football festival but they ended up bringing home a trophy. Read more about CCT Magdalena Soccer Teams triumph here: http://cct-visionsofhope.blogspot. com/2013/03/soccer-team-bags-surprisewin.html.

God moves in our lives every single day. I saw this clearly when my son, Josiah, joined VOHCS. Josiah is only four years old but he already knows how to count by tens, fives, and twos. He also knows how to spell numbers one to twenty. More importantly, God has been using Josiah to teach us, his parents.

Taguig Youth Gains Confidence Through BB

Natutunan ko na pahalagahan ang aking sarili bilang kabataan... (I learned to value myself as a young person.), relates fourteen-yearold Carolyn Abella about her experience as a Senior Squad member of Brigada Bata (BB) 2nd Taguig Company. Through BB, Carolyn also learns obedience and excellence. Read more about Carolyn here: http:// cct-visionsofhope.blogspot.com/2013/03/ taguig-youth-gains-confidence-through-bb. html.
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VOHCS Oton, Iloilo Moving Up Ceremony, March 19

There are two events last year that stood out to me. Josiah got chickenpox during the second grading period. As I was giving him a sponge bath while he lay down, he said, Mom, I will tell Jesus to heal me. My husband and I looked at each other. We realized that VOHCS teachers are teaching our boy well, not just in his academics but also in his relationship with

6/F Joshua Center, 1428 Taft Avenue, Manila, Philippines (02) 5241819 loc. 207 E-mail: cct.visionsofhopeschool@gmail.com Blog: http://cct-visionsofhope.blogspot.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/visionsofhopefoundation Website: www.visionsofhopefoundation.org

100 CCT Partners Give Blood

The VOH Health Team leads bloodletting in Binan, Taguig City, Muntinlupa City and in the CCT Support Office. Mass blood donations hopes to meet emergency medical needs of the CCT community, children and youth included. Read more here: http://cctvisionsofhope.blogspot.com/2013/04/100cct-partners-give-blood.html.

God. Our son knows how to say simple prayers and I learn from listening to him. On another occasion, I let Josiah get in a tricycle that would take him to school. Because I wanted to protect him, I said, Son, can you not go to school? to which he replied, Mom, dont worry. Jesus will take care of me. With these simple words, my son challenged me.

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VOHCS Cotabato City Moving Up Ceremony, March 22

I know that the Lord willed for Josiah to join VOHCS because He not only desires to nurture my son but He also wants to nurture us through him. During Friday parent meetings, I am able to pick up many new insights from other parents who share the transformation that they see in their children. I would tell them that I am not the one who is helping my son change. Instead, he is the one changing me.

VOHCS Bagong Silangan, Quezon City Moving Up Ceremony, March 19

Though it is sad that we will be parting ways, there is joy in my heart, as I know that there is joy in everyones, because we all had a meaningful year together. Thank you and may the Lord bless us all! Translated excerpt from a VOHCS parents testimony during VOHCS Cabanatuans 2nd Moving Up Ceremony Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, March 22, 2013

6/F Joshua Center, 1428 Taft Avenue, Manila, Philippines (02) 5241819 loc. 207 E-mail: cct.visionsofhopeschool@gmail.com Blog: http://cct-visionsofhope.blogspot.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/visionsofhopefoundation Website: www.visionsofhopefoundation.org
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