Charis Home FCC

Charis Home FCC A place where the kid's DESTINIES are set, VALUES are formed, GIFTS are developed and POTENTIAL maximized! An environment they can call HOME!

"Pass on what you heard from me - the whole congregation say Amen! - to reliable leaders who are competent to teach othe...
21/01/2026

"Pass on what you heard from me - the whole congregation say Amen! - to reliable leaders who are competent to teach others!"

2 Timothy 2:2 (The Message)

"Only as we give our children unconditional love will we able to deeply understand them and deal with their behaviors wh...
19/01/2026

"Only as we give our children unconditional love will we able to deeply understand them and deal with their behaviors whether good or bad!"

TAHIMIK NA INILATAG NG ISANG BATA ANG LIBO-LIBONG BARYA SA IBABAW NG SALAMIN NG ISANG MAMAHALING JEWELRY SHOP. AKMANG PA...
03/01/2026

TAHIMIK NA INILATAG NG ISANG BATA
ANG LIBO-LIBONG BARYA SA IBABAW NG SALAMIN NG ISANG MAMAHALING JEWELRY SHOP. AKMANG PAAALISIN NA SANA SIYA NG GUARD DAHIL "NAKAKAHIYA" SA IBANG MAYAYAMANG CUSTOMER ANG ITSURA NIYA SUBALIT PINIGILAN ITO NG MANAGER NANG MARINIG ANG SINABI NG BATAđź«¶
(Let's learn from the story)

Tanghaling tapat sa loob ng Royale Jewelry & Pawnshop. Malamig ang aircon at amoy pabango ang paligid. Ang mga kustomer ay mga donya na may dalang Louis Vuitton bags at mga negosyanteng tumitingin ng Rolex.

Bumukas ang glass door. Pumasok ang 12-anyos na si Popoy.

Walang tsinelas. Punit-punit ang sando. At may bitbit na isang itim na supot na mukhang mabigat na mabigat. Ang mga paa niya ay nag-iiwan ng bakas ng putik sa makintab na tiles.

Napangiwi ang mga kustomer.

Agad na sumugod ang Security Guard na si Manong Kardo.

"Hoy bata! Bawal manlimos dito!" sita ng Guard. "Labas! Ang dumi-dumi mo, nadudumihan ang sahig!"

Hindi kumibo si Popoy. Dire-diretso siya sa counter.

"Bata, sabi nang labas eh!" akmang hahawakan na siya ng Guard sa kwelyo.

Pero mabilis na itinaob ni Popoy ang itim na supot sa ibabaw ng glass display counter.

KLING! KLANG! TSK!

Bumuhos ang bundok ng barya. Puro tig-pi-piso, singko, at diyes. Ang iba ay nangingitim na sa luma. Ang iba ay may dikit pang bubble gum.

Natigilan ang Guard. Napatitig ang mga sosyal na kustomer.

Lumabas mula sa opisina ang Manager na si Ms. Carla dahil sa ingay.

"Anong nangyayari dito? Bakit ang ingay?" tanong ni Ms. Carla.

"Ma'am, pasensya na po," sabi ng Guard. "Paaalisin ko na po itong batang hamog. Nanggugulo po eh."

"H-Hindi po ako nanggugulo..." mahina pero matapang na sabi ni Popoy.

Naglabas si Popoy ng isang lukot-lukot at naninilaw na Papel de Ahensya (Pawn Ticket) mula sa bulsa niya.

"Tutubusin ko po ang kwintas ni Mama," sabi ni Popoy.

Tinignan ni Ms. Carla ang resibo. Item #2045. Gold Locket Necklace. Isinanla noong nakaraang taon.

"Iho," malumanay na sabi ni Ms. Carla. "Mataas na ang tubo nito. Nasa P5,000 na ang kailangan mong bayaran. Sigurado ka bang kasya 'yan?"

Tinuro ni Popoy ang bundok ng barya. Ang mga daliri ni Popoy ay puro sugat, kalyo, at itim na dumi na hindi na naaalis ng sabon.

"Opo Ma'am. 5,250 pesos po lahat 'yan. Binilang ko po kagabi, tatlong beses."

Nagtaka si Ms. Carla. "Saan mo nakuha ang ganitong karaming barya?"

Yumuko si Popoy at pinunasan ang sipon niya.

"Nangalakal po ako, Ma'am. Namumulot po ako ng bote, dyaryo, at bakal sa kalsada. Isang taon ko po 'yang inipon."

Tumingin si Popoy sa Manager, nangingilid ang luha.

"Isinanla po kasi 'yan ni Mama nung nagka-Dengue ako last year. Wala kaming pambili ng gamot at pambayad sa ospital. Iyak po siya nang iyak nung sinanla niya 'yan kasi bigay pa 'yan ng Lola ko sa kanya. Sabi ko po sa sarili ko, paggaling ko, ako naman ang babawi. Gusto ko po siyang sorpresahin sa Birthday niya bukas."

Natahimik ang buong shop.

Ang mga kustomer na kanina ay nandidiri, ngayon ay nagpupunas ng luha. Si Manong Guard, napabitaw sa batuta niya at napayuko sa hiya.

Kinuha ni Ms. Carla ang item sa vault. Isang simpleng kwintas na may locket.

Tinignan niya si Popoy. Nakita niya ang sakripisyo ng isang anak na nagtiis sa init, ulan, at dumi ng basura, maibalik lang ang ngiti ng ina niya.

Ibinalik ni Ms. Carla ang resibo kay Popoy. Inilagay niya ang kwintas sa isang magandang red velvet box.

"Iho..." garalgal ang boses ni Ms. Carla. "Kunin mo 'to."

Inabot niya ang kwintas.

Akmang itutulak ni Popoy ang mga barya papunta sa kanya. "Eto po bayad ko—"

Hinawakan ni Ms. Carla ang kamay ni Popoy.

"Huwag na," ngiti ng Manager habang tumutulo ang luha. "Itago mo na ang pera mo. Libre na ito."

"P-Po?!" gulat na tanong ni Popoy.

"Regalo ko na ito sa Mama mo. At regalo ko na rin sa'yo dahil napakabuti mong anak."

Kumuha pa si Ms. Carla ng isang supot at tinulungan si Popoy na ibalik ang lahat ng barya sa loob.

"Gamitin mo 'tong pera para bumili ng Cake at masarap na pagkain para sa birthday ng Mama mo, okay?"

Napahagulgol si Popoy. "Salamat po... Maraming salamat po..."

Lumabas si Popoy sa shop bitbit ang kwintas at ang kanyang naipon. Hindi na siya isang "batang hamog" sa paningin ng mga tao doon. Siya ay lumabas bilang isang higante sa pagmamahal.

At sa araw na iyon, napatunayan ng mga nasa loob ng Royale Jewelry na ang pinaka-makinang na bagay sa mundo ay hindi ginto o diyamante, kundi ang busilak na puso ng isang mapagmahal na anak.

Kinabukasan, sa isang maliit na barong-barong, dahan-dahang iniabot ni Popoy ang red velvet box sa kanyang Mama. Pagbukas nito, napahawak siya sa dibdib—ang kwintas. Ang kwintas na minsan niyang isinakripisyo para iligtas ang buhay ng anak niya.

“Anak… paano mo—” hindi na natapos ang tanong. Yakap ang sagot ni Popoy.

Sa gabing iyon, may simpleng cake, kandilang nauupos, at hapag na puno ng tawa. Sa labas, tahimik ang mundo. Sa loob, may isang pamilyang buo sa pagmamahal—at isang batang minsang hinusgahan, pero ngayon ay naging liwanag ng sariling tahanan.

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"See the need and meet it. Feel the hurt and heal it!"A godly advice I've heard many years ago that I took seriously. An...
19/06/2025

"See the need and meet it. Feel the hurt and heal it!"

A godly advice I've heard many years ago that I took seriously. And thus, Charis Home was birthed out with the intention of helping the community children in need.

We've come a long way and continue to be relevant to address the issues of our society, specially when it comes to children's welfare.

May God's grace and favor continue to be in the lives of these kids that passed their childhood stage here in our care!

May you all grow as a well-balanced person throughout your whole life and be a blessing to society one day!

Transformation and Rebirth!At 40 years old, the eagle faces a life-or-death choice.Its talons have grown too long and cu...
16/05/2025

Transformation and Rebirth!

At 40 years old, the eagle faces a life-or-death choice.Its talons have grown too long and curved — they can no longer grasp prey.
Its beak becomes too bent — it can’t tear food.Its chest and wing feathers are too heavy — they make flight nearly impossible.

Now the eagle has only two options:
die… or endure a long, painful transformation.

It retreats to its mountaintop nest.
There, it begins the brutal process of rebirth.
It smashes its beak against a rock until it breaks off.Then it waits. Slowly, painfully, a new beak grows.With that beak, it pulls out its old talons — one by one.And once those regrow, the eagle uses them to rip out the heavy feathers from its chest and wings.

150 days of struggle. Pain. Isolation. Silence.

But when the process is over — it soars again Reborn, Stronger, Free and it lives on… for another 30 years.

Sometimes, to truly live — we must change.
Change often comes with fear and discomfort.But clinging to what no longer serves us — old habits, toxic patterns, outdated beliefs — weighs us down.
Only when we release the burden of the past can we rise into the future.

The pain of transformation is real — but so is the power of rebirth.

"I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can s...
27/03/2025

"I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words, if one expenditure on comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc., is up to the standard common among those with the same income as our own, we are probably giving away too little. If our charities do not at all pinch or pamper us, I should say they are too small. There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot do because our charities expenditure excludes them!"

(C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity)

The mind of men plans his way, but the Lord direct his steps. Many believers stand still for years waiting for the direc...
22/03/2025

The mind of men plans his way, but the Lord direct his steps. Many believers stand still for years waiting for the direction of the Lord - desiring for the roadmap before they set up on the journey, usually doesn't happen. And many are sitting for years and the end result is a bare minimum. While unbelievers dream of solutions to the world crises. When actually, you and I are given access to the Father's Heart for those solutions!

CHILD LOANED By: Edgar Guest"I'll lend you for a little timeA child of mine," He said."For you to love the while she liv...
17/03/2025

CHILD LOANED By: Edgar Guest

"I'll lend you for a little time
A child of mine," He said.
"For you to love the while she lives,
And mourn for when she's dead.

It may be six or seven years
Or twenty-two or three,
But will you, till I call her back
Take care of her for Me?"

She'll bring her charms to gladden you,
And should her stay be brief,
You'll have her lovely memories
As solace for your grief.

I cannot promise she will stay,
Since all from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there
I want this child to learn.

I've looked this wide world over
In my search for teachers true,
And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes,
I have selected you;

Now will you give her all your love,
Nor think the labour vain,
Nor hate me when I come to call
And take her back again?

I fancied that I heard them say,
"Dear Lord, Thy will be done,
For all the joy Thy child shall bring,
For the risk of grief we run.

We'll shelter her with tenderness,
We'll love her while we may,
And for the happiness we've known,
Forever grateful stay.

But for the angel called for her
Much sooner than we planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes
And try to understand.

"If I could relive my life, I would devote my entire ministry to reaching children for God!" - D. L. Moody -
10/03/2025

"If I could relive my life, I would devote my entire ministry to reaching children for God!"

- D. L. Moody -

"Discipleship is not about doing things perfectly. It's about doing things intentionally!"- Dieter F. Uchtdorf -
25/02/2025

"Discipleship is not about doing things perfectly. It's about doing things intentionally!"

- Dieter F. Uchtdorf -

"See the process of raising kids as an ongoing opportunity to invest beyond ourselves. God will use every step of this p...
16/02/2025

"See the process of raising kids as an ongoing opportunity to invest beyond ourselves. God will use every step of this process for our good, but it won't always make us feel good or look good!"

- Lysa Ter Keurst -

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