Happy Horizons Children's Ranch

Worldwide there are almost 2 billion children at risk. The fact that so many children are being neglected, abandoned and abused is the biggest social problem the world faces today. These are children who are without influence, power or option; children who are hurting and suffering deeply. They are the silent majority  the full extent of their tears and fears known only by God.

Everything that is corrupt in our societies seems to inflict the cruelest blows on these vulnerable little ones who bear the horrible marks of :

• street children;
• sexually exploited children and adolescent mothers;
• children disabled by handicaps and diseases;
• orphans;
• children suffering from drug abuse; and
• war refugees, those traumatized by war, and those victimized by land mines and other weapons of war.

The following statistics serve well to illustrate the enormity of the problems at hand:

• As of the year 2000, half of the global population is children; 2 billion of these little ones will live in extreme poverty or be at risk.
• Today, there are an estimated 100 million street children in the world; by the year 2020 the number will have reached 800 million. The Philippines has approximately 1.7 million alone.
• More than 35,000 children under the age of 5 die every day as a result of malnutrition or starvation. This is the leading cause of death among children.
• There are at least 10 million child prostitutes today; more than 800,000 girls, ages 7 to 16, are active prostitutes in Thailand alone.
• More than 2 million children die every year from treatable diseases-many times due to their lack of immunizations.
• Worldwide, 10 million children will become orphaned as a result of AIDS in the next 5 years; 1,500,00 children are currently infected with AIDS.
• Over 100 million children are exploited child laborers.
• Every year 40 million children are aborted.

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Donna Laluna was voted the number one camper this summer at the youth camp for Immanuel Fellowship, Cebu. She won a full scholarship to next years camp, well done, girl!

We recently welcomed two new children to HHCR, TinTin, 12 years old and Melonie, 15. Both of them came from very difficult situations but are fitting in so well.
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Krystal Nekvasil, returned home to the US and is now back at Central Bible College.  She did a splendid job and made a wonderful contribution to our program at the Ranch.  Congratulations Krystal.  God bless you!

Nancy

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After a wonderful summer break, which included internships and vacation time, it is time for our college kids to return to their studies. Two are in Bible College, three are in Nursing School and one in Mass Communications. Our newest college girl is Rena Lea who is beginning her studies in Social Work at the University of Cebu.

We will miss them all but praise the Lord for His continued blessings in their lives. We want to take this opportunity to thank all our sponsors who help us give each of these scholars an chance to obtain their goals and dreams. Without your help HHCR could not offer them this excellent chance.

Glenn & Nancy
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Monday kicked off the Eighth Year anniversary for Happy Horizons Academy. A sports fest between neighboring ACE schools was the highlite of the day. HHA’s basketball team took top honors and placed second in vollyball.

The School Facilities had a full make over during the summer break. "After a busy summer of activities which included two camps and a variety of outtings the children of HHCR are excited about getting back to their studies," said Pastor Glenn.

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