I have a prayer request, friends.
As some of you know, my family runs a children's ministry in rural Philippines, offering academic tutoring to kids for the sake of drawing them to Christ. Teach them to read so they can read God's Word.
The ministry has really been growing, and we even managed to put up new, larger structures after the last ones were torn down by the major typhoon last year.
Recently, some catholic priests wandered up into this rural farmland area (they've never cared about the kids before) and were shocked to learn that these kids were walking up to our property and learning about Jesus. They started accusing all the on-site volunteers (including my aunt, uncle, and cousins) of taking advantage of the kids and simply trying to make money, even though all of this is run by donations and we've never asked anything from the kids or their families. They think they have some sort of authority so they're "forbidding" kids from participating and now they're spreading rumors back in the more populated town area.
My aunt and uncle are getting a little discouraged. Please pray that God guides our steps during this difficult situation.