Hello @meetmysuperego, here's my entry:

When I was in college I joined a religious organization called “Kalinaw Ni Kristo” and one of our missions is to take care of the street children in Cagayan de Oro most particularly those who are roaming around Divisoria a place very near to our school.

What we need to do is to know them by heart , learn their stories and understand why they are scattered on the streets instead of living with their respective families so out from our own allowances we provide them bread to eat while we are talking to them, and sometimes sing with them and that includes praying with them too.

Then comes the planning stage. When we learned that one boy wants to go home but he don’t have money to pay for the fare (he lives in Surigao City, about 8 hours travel from Cagayan de Oro), we opened it up to our moderator then asked for financial support so we could bring the child to his family.

After few days of preparing everything we need which includes securing passes for our transportation and a little gift (cash) to the boy’s mother, me and my friend (now a successful surgeon) together with the boy travelled to Surigao City.

I can still remember how it feels making someone very happy to have her son back after weeks or months being away without even knowing where to find him. And even if she wants to look for him she also don’t have enough money to use since she was only working as a dish washer.

After many years I still remember this good deeds (both of us never been in that place before so it was a kind of adventure and a challenge) I had done in the past and will surely treasure for the rest of my life.

I thank God for that opportunity.