You Make Them Hear The Sound Of Hope

Mark Anthony is totally deaf.
His father is a poor carpenter while his mother is a housewife.
The family was so poor that Mark often had to go to school on an empty stomach. The little boy had to rely on kindhearted friends for lunch and snacks.
Throughout his school life, Mark had poor grades because he failed to submit school projects. Projects that cost money.
Sometimes, he was also absent from class because he didn’t even have money to ride the jeepney to school.
But Mark persisted.
And despite all odds, the teenager finished high school.
And then the big blessing came: Mark received a scholarship from College of St. Benilde. It was a special program for the deaf. Mark only had to pay P200 per trimester. What a fantastic gift!
But despite the scholarship, Mark still couldn’t make it.
Midway through his college, he was going to drop out. Because he had no money even for his transportation to school.
He also didn’t have money for his school projects, school supplies, and even for his daily food.
And Mark was not alone in that situation.
Sharing the same boat were John Vincent Cometa, Rochele, Genalyn Morta, and Carl Louis Roldan.
All of them were totally deaf.
All of them come from very poor families.
That was when Jolan Lumawig, a Trustee of Pag-Asa Ng Pamilya (one of the ministries of Kerygma Family), heard about the five deaf students. He told us about it, and immediately, we granted them a scholarship for their daily schooling expenses.
I’m writing to you because of the happy news we received yesterday: Mark Anthony Datiles has graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Applied Deaf Studies! We were so happy for him.
Yes, he “heard” his name announced from the stage. It was the sound of hope. He walked up and got his diploma.
The four other deaf students? In due time, they too will graduate.
How? Through your faithful support, the four deaf scholars will also hear the sound of hope one day.
Today, Pagasa sends over a hundred poor young people to school.
I want to thank you for your support to Kerygma Family.
Because you make all these possible.

May your dreams come true,


Bo Sanchez

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