{"id":4768,"date":"2025-11-20T07:39:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/?page_id=4768"},"modified":"2025-11-20T07:54:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:54:43","slug":"john-paul","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/sbscm\/testimonies\/john-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimony by our supporter and former child &#8211; Brother John Paul!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4768\" class=\"elementor elementor-4768\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7822ef9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7822ef9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524e2f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"524e2f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b00615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b00615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testimony by our supporter and former child - Brother John Paul!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099e4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"099e4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79652ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79652ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"909\" src=\"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/john-paul-ilustre-testimony-photo-1024x909.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/john-paul-ilustre-testimony-photo-1024x909.png 1024w, https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/john-paul-ilustre-testimony-photo-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/john-paul-ilustre-testimony-photo-768x681.png 768w, https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/john-paul-ilustre-testimony-photo-1536x1363.png 1536w, https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/john-paul-ilustre-testimony-photo-2048x1817.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38759d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"38759d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654239e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"654239e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I first arrived at Subic Bay Children\u2019s Home in 2004 and stayed there for four years. During that time, I never witnessed any form of abuse. Yes, there was discipline, but it was always carried out in accordance with biblical principles.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The children were well provided for\u2014receiving breakfast, snacks, lunch, and dinner daily, along with special Friday Family Nights where we could request food like pizza and enjoy movies together as a family.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The mission of the Children\u2019s Home has always been to help, shelter, and love street children and abandoned children, raising them to be God-fearing and responsible individuals.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many former residents have since graduated and gone on to become pastors, missionaries, teachers, social workers, agriculturists, and professionals both in the Philippines and abroad, myself included.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p id=\"block-97625472-74cf-49aa-85e3-9ba319741e44\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Education at the Children\u2019s Home followed the Accelerated Christian Education program, enabling many children to advance academically at a young age. Kuya Odek, one of the key father figures, cared deeply for the children, often using his own resources to meet their needs. The children also received regular medical, dental, and physical care, including daily vitamins to support their health. Those requiring special medical attention, like Mikko, were fully supported by the Home.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p id=\"block-7f52c243-5e90-4546-aee1-83ee3fc2ee84\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Despite all these positive contributions, a single baseless accusation led to a sudden raid where the children were taken without due process. This action deprived children\u2014who had been living safe, healthy, and meaningful lives\u2014of everything they had. These children have hearts and emotions, and such an unwarranted raid has caused them severe mental and emotional trauma. Raffy Tulfo in ActionRaffy Tulfo DSWD NCR Olongapo City Police do better.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I respectfully ask that the good work of the Subic Bay Children\u2019s Home be recognized, and that the rights and well-being of the children be given the utmost priority in any future actions.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testimony by our supporter and former child &#8211; Brother John Paul! I first arrived at Subic Bay Children\u2019s Home in 2004 and stayed there for four years. During that time, I never witnessed any form of abuse. 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