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Oct 12, 2014
"Transformation in the world happens when people are healed and start investing in other people." --Michael W. Smith
Father Rocky's Safe Haven For Street Children
What is the link between a Catholic priest and at-risk youth in the Phillippines? Hope for the future. In 1997, Father Marciano "Rocky" G. Evangelista, known as Father Rocky, founded the Tuloy sa Don Bosco School. Since its inception, the Don Bosco School has functioned as a refuge for thousands of teenagers and street children who could otherwise have become absorbed into the prevailing system of youth seeking security through drug trafficking, networks of vigilante justice and other crimes. Through his school, Father Rocky provides students with more than just an education and shelter: he gives them practical training, exposure to artistic outlets, and career opportunities to truly transform the uncertainty in their lives into stability and hope. This article highlights the power of compassion and demonstrates how one person really can create a better world.
BE THE CHANGE
What issue or cause is near and dear to your own heart and how can you, as Father Rocky is doing, help transform it for the better?
