Pag-asa Transition Home

05/10/2026

🏞️ Last weekend, we escaped the busyness of everyday life to the mountains to celebrate another year of R’s life. It was a good chance to slow down, enjoy some time together, and celebrate him.

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐑! 🎉

We are so thankful the Lord brought you to PATH. Keep working hard. Keep pushing forward. The Lord has so much more in store for you, and we’re excited to see what He has planned.

We are so, so proud of you, R. We love you, and we’re thankful we get to walk through life with you.

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27/09/2026

⛪️ For a long time, one of my prayers for PATH has been that we would find a local church where we could become genuinely plugged in—not simply attend on Sundays, but become part of the church family and have opportunities to serve.

It seems that prayer is being answered.

We recently started attending a local church here in the area, and it has been encouraging to see the boys getting involved and beginning to serve.

One thing we want to teach the boys is that church isn’t simply a place where we go to receive. It’s a place where we become part of a body—where we worship together, grow together, encourage one another, and use the gifts God has given us to serve others and further His kingdom.

We’re thankful for this opportunity and praying that the boys will continue to grow, not only in their relationship with Christ, but also in their understanding of what it means to be part of His church.

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23/09/2026

📢 PATH Family Strengthening Initiative — Update #4

We have a really encouraging update to share!

One of the families we’re walking alongside has started a small food business, selling meal packs and other food in their community. It’s still very new, and they’re still figuring out the best places to sell and how to grow the business—but they’ve taken that first step toward building a livelihood for their family.

Even more encouraging, we’re already seeing the hope that comes with having an opportunity to work together and provide for their family.

There’s also a little ripple effect happening: they’re using the PATH tricycle that supporters helped us purchase to transport and sell their food. What was purchased to serve PATH is now also helping another family build something for themselves. 🙏

There’s still plenty of room for this new business to grow, and we’re continuing to raise funds to help provide the capital they need to keep building.

Thank you to everyone who has prayed, given, and encouraged this work. ❤️

To God be all the glory.

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Because these are real families with real circumstances, we won’t be sharing their full stories or personal details publicly on Facebook or social media.

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19/09/2026

📢 PATH Family Strengthening Initiative — Newsletter Update!

Our latest 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭!

We have a really encouraging update from one of the families we're working with. They've taken the first steps toward building a new livelihood, and we're already seeing some meaningful changes as a result. Meanwhile, we're continuing to raise funds toward a major opportunity for another family.

Because these are real families with real circumstances, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚. The full update—including photos and more of the story—is available in the private newsletter.

📬 𝐀𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?
Check your inbox—the latest update should be there!

📩 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐭?
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📨 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐭?
Send me a 𝐃𝐌 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, and I'll be happy to send you a copy of this latest update.

And if you'd like to learn more about or support the Family Strengthening Initiative:

🌐: https://www.mercyhouseph.org/path-family-strengthening

Thank you to everyone who has prayed, given, and supported this initiative so far. We're seeing some really encouraging things, and I'm excited to see where the Lord takes it next.

𝐓𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲.

27/08/2026

📢 PATH Family Strengthening Initiative — Update #3

We’re officially underway, and I wanted to give you a quick update.

Thanks to those who have already come alongside this initiative, we’ve raised $200 toward our initial $1,000 goal for the two families we’re currently supporting. 🙏

That’s a great start, but we still have $800 to go to fully fund this first round of support.

🎯 Our goal: $1,000
❤️ Raised: $200
➡️ Remaining: $800

If you’ve been following along and would like to help us reach this first goal, you can learn more about the initiative and give here:

🌐: https://www.mercyhouseph.org/path-family-strengthening

And if you haven’t read the newsletter yet and would like to know more about the two families and exactly where these funds will go, send me a private message with your email address and I’ll send it to you.

You can also subscribe to the PATH newsletter for future updates:

📩: http://eepurl.com/ijsXXL

Thank you to everyone who has prayed, shared, read, and given. I’m really encouraged by the way this initiative has begun, and I’m excited to see where God takes it.

To God be all the glory. ❤️

17/08/2026

📢 𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 — 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 #𝟐 ❤️

We've now identified 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 connected to PATH that we hope to come alongside through the Family Strengthening Initiative.

🎯 To kick off this initiative, we're seeking to raise $𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬. This initial funding will go toward practical needs and opportunities that can help strengthen their families and help them move forward.

🔒 Because these are real families with real circumstances, I 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚. But if you'd like to know who we're coming alongside and exactly where this initial $1,000 will go, I'd be happy to share that with you privately.

📩 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. It introduces the two families and breaks down how the funds will be used.

🙏 𝐀 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞. Your generosity has already helped us begin moving toward this first goal, and I'm incredibly grateful for your willingness to come alongside these families.

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eepurl.com/ijsXXL?utm_source=chatgpt.com

🌱 You can also learn more about the initiative or support the families here:
https://www.mercyhouseph.org/path-family-strengthening

🎥 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1101537262298482

Thank you for continuing to pray for this initiative and for the families we're privileged to come alongside.

𝐓𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲.

14/08/2026

𝐀 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 ❤️

I just want to say thank you for the incredibly encouraging response to this new initiative. The video has been shared and engaged with, and the newsletter has already made its way into more inboxes than I expected. I'm really encouraged to see people taking an interest in these families and in what we're hoping to do through PATH.

🔷 If you haven't seen the original video introducing the initiative, you can watch it here:
🎥: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1101537262298482

As I mentioned in the video, 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚. Their privacy and dignity are important, so the full stories and details will be shared through our newsletter.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

🔷 If you'd like to subscribe to the PATH newsletter for future updates, you can do that here:
📧: eepurl.com/ijsXXL?utm_source=chatgpt.com

🔷 If you'd like to learn more about the initiative or support the families we're coming alongside, you can visit:
🌐: https://www.mercyhouseph.org/path-family-strengthening

If you've already received the newsletter, you're also welcome to share it 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 with someone who may want to learn more.
Thank you for praying, sharing, and taking the time to learn about this new initiative.

𝐓𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲 🙏🏼

12/08/2026

💙 Introducing the 𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞

We're beginning a new initiative through PATH to come alongside hardworking families connected to our ministry during difficult seasons. The goal is to provide practical support—not only to help meet immediate needs, but also to help families strengthen their ability to provide for themselves and move forward.

Because this involves personal family circumstances, 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚. To protect the dignity and privacy of the families involved, updates and details will be shared through our newsletter. But I will keep everyone up to date as newsletters are sent.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
‎📩: http://eepurl.com/ijsXXL

By subscribing, you'll receive our regular PATH updates as well as special updates about the Family Strengthening Initiative.
If you'd like to learn more about the initiative or support the families we're coming alongside, you can also visit:
🌐: https://www.mercyhouseph.org/path-family-strengthening

You can also follow the Pag-asa Transition Home page to keep up with what God is doing through PATH and the Family Strengthening Initiative.

Thank you for praying for this new initiative and for the families we're privileged to come alongside.

𝐓𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲. 🙏🏼

24/07/2026

🙌🏻 The Lord continues to provide!

In our latest newsletter, we mentioned that we were looking for monthly scholarship sponsors for two of our students. We're grateful to share that one of those students has now been fully sponsored through March 2027! We're so thankful for the Lord's faithfulness and for the generous people He continues to bring alongside these young men.

We're still looking for sponsors to help cover our other student's school expenses. $40/month (₱2,000) through March 2027 will provide transportation, meals, and other miscellaneous school-related expenses throughout the remainder of the school year.

🙏🏻 Thank you to everyone who continues to pray for, encourage, and support the ministry. If you'd like to catch up on everything happening at PATH—or subscribe to receive future updates—you can read our latest newsletter at the link below.

✉️: http://eepurl.com/1SnM7QUppy

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19/07/2026

📣 Our latest "not-so-monthly" newsletter has just been sent out! 😄

The past few months have been full of milestones, new opportunities, and plenty of everyday moments here at PATH. In this update, you'll read about the start of a new school year, birthdays, driver's licenses, motorcycles (which have been a huge hit around the house!), and a few ways you can be praying for the young men.

Take a few minutes to catch up on what's been happening and see how the Lord continues to work in their lives.

Thank you for continuing to pray for and support the young men at PATH.

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Somewhere between finishing one school year, surviving summer, getting everyone ready for the next one, and simply keeping up with everyday life at PATH, the months got away from me. If you've been wondering what we've been up to, I finally myself with the time to sit down and give you an much neede...