Another Update from Capiz

So there still may be hope that the children who dropped out may return to school. All of them are from the same family. The mother (I have mentioned her before in a not so nice light) has hooked up with a man who is lame. Not that this is bad, but is not practical as she has so many mouths to feed – 8 kids and now another on the way. School kids encounter the odd misc fee, which is a few pesos per week. Times that by the 4 children she has in school and it adds up – especially with her situation. I’m trying not to judge people but she is not my favourite person at the moment.

I was able to get the contact information for the school principal and I’m going to try and set up a credit for the misc fees for these kids. So hopefully they will all be on their way back to school by the time I leave Capiz. There is a chance that the misc fee may vanish (we are in the PH) or that they won’t return to school, but it is a chance I’m going to take.

On the dental side of things: I will be getting more photos from Lovelle (our dentist), but wanted to share one of the results of her work. These photos are of Marilou. The first is from last year where she had two teeth growing out of place and a large cavity in the front – as well as many in the back. She would often smile with her mouth closed or try and hide with her hand. This year, she is all smiles. The difference is incredible to me and I hope you all can share in the satisfaction of how such a small thing changed Marilou’s confidence. We are doing good. It is a long road, but we are making progress. I have lots of video clips to share, and will get it to you after I return. You all have something coming to you from the children as well. Sorry that my communication has been so poor, but my mobile and internet signals have been slow and unreliable here. Thank you so much again.

Marilou Last Year


Marilou Yesterday


The Group


Capiz Bay seen from Dayao