Together

After one year of working, organizing and connecting, many people told me that they are interested in helping for some sustainable projects for the needy. I got excited when the priests told me they have also good ideas to improve the health situation in chosen Barangays. They will also connect with some additional doctors. All good things need time and at least patience.

After organizing with the parish and the health center, people from the KASAKA in Manila and of course with the Bethlehem Mission as well as with all the donors of our projects we were able to refer a multi drug resistance (MDR) Tuberculosis (TB) patient to a special treatment for around 1 ½ up to 2 years. It was a very big thing to find a way and to organize for this single case. I hope and I still work on it with some nurses in the Philippines – which are responsible for TB-cases in the well known DOTS-Centers – that there will be a better possibility to treat all MDR cases which have only a few or no own funds…

But now we’re concentrating on our feeding program which will improve the health situation of the needy by teaching them how to use medicinal herbal plants and to learn about biological fertilizer to get own vegetable. Our concern is that people get more and better food.

There are many things to improve slowly but surly. I like to thank to all the people which are supporting the needy and me as well, especially all the professionals like doctors, nurses, staff of hospitals, bishops, priests and social workers and all the supportive friends in my new life in the Philippines as well as in Switzerland, which are not less important.

Thank you very much!

Picture: MH

Martins Spring

I’m sitting on a bench studying the birds, which are passing by. I was pondering where all the beautiful birds are coming from or where they are going to. Many of them are reserved. I was looking for the names of them in English. In German we call them Alpensegler, Mauersegler, ...etc. But probably they are not exactly the same. But they look like with their white rump and forked tail and black back. I know they are gathering together to fly back to the north.

Now in the Philippines started the dry season. In april and may the heat will achieve the peak of heat. It is an opportunity for all birds which are migrating in winter/summer time. At the same time in the north is calm and a fruitful weather.

The birds will rise up the offspring in the north just to come back for a winter vacation in the south. The martins (bird of the swallow family, also called swift) are leaving now. I see them gathering here in the Philippines in spring instead of autumn in Europe.

The nice name of this birds may be one reason why I like them so much – they share their name with me. In the dictionary I see that this birds are called: house martin, sand martin bee martin etc. Now they are flying to the north and I told them to greet you when they meet you!

Many greetings to you! Martin

Pic: Internet