LifeChild began in 2005 as a vision to see children living without hope and purpose come to know the love and acceptance that God offers us.  We are a Christ-centered organization existing to freely give away the bountiful blessings that God has given to us.  We are currently focused on areas of the Philippines where streetchildren are finding themselves lost in a world that has offered them very little.  It is our goal to help bring a sense of purpose and destiny to as many of these children that will accept us, and to provide a strong family environment for them to live in with the love of a mother and a father.

LifeChid is a non-profit, independent and non-denominational ministry to the poor and hurting in various countries, currently focused in the Philippines.

Interesting Facts:
* There are 1.5 million streetchildren in the Philippines. The Department of Social Welfare and Development estimates that this number increases annually by 6,365.

* More than 1/3 of the more than 42,000 towns in the country could not offer the required six years of elementary education.

* More than half of the over 42,000 towns in the country do not have provisions for a pre-school. Only 19% of children aged 4 to 6 years old are able to go to public and private pre-schools.

* There is one (1) hospital for every 113,040 people. There is only 1 doctor for every 24,417 people; 1 nurse for every 22,309; 1 dentist for every 578,124; and, 1 midwife for every 722,654 people (Philippine Yearbook of Statistics).

* 28% of children under age 5 are severely and moderately underweight based on international standards (World Summit Goals for Children, 1998).

* Infant mortality rate is pegged at 42.73 per 1,000 live births (Department of Health, 1 September 1999).

To extend the love of the Father to orphaned street children of the Philippines.

 

To build a community and environment that will provide housing, food, nurturing, physical and spiritual healing, and education to those children.