Mercy Ministry doesn’t always look the same at Hope for the Island. We recently had the awesome privilege of witnessing twenty-one couples get married. They were living together and had never been joined in holy matrimony. Please take the time to read Hope staff member Let’s account of how this came about. Two pastors from […]
Every once and a while we are blessed to get feedback and testimonies from those God allows us to minister to. Below is an unedited testimony shared by a woman who is dear to our heart. My name is Marlyn Espanto, a single parent of 7 children.Year 2004 when my husband decided to work in […]
Hope for the Island continues to be a place where people from all over Siargao Island come to seek help and receive comfort and peace. Acts of love and mercy create open doors that impact lives. Simple acts of care and concern look different for each soul we minister to. It can be cleaning and […]
1 Corinthians 13:8 February was a month where “love” seemed to be in the air. People make extra efforts to show love to those close to their heart. We focused our teaching this month on “Faith expressing itself through love.” Love is not only for those dear to us or for those who we feel […]
For many weeks now, our staff have been unable to travel to remote areas because of the weather. This hindered our essential weekly follow up visits to the malnourished children we feed. Thankfully we were able to provide ample food to them before the storms rolled in. During our latest visit we were saddened to […]
