Reaching out to the Magahats

It was pure joy for me to be able to proceed with the notebook distribution to the Indigenous People in the uplands of Sipalay, further up the roads from Damutan. It was the people of So-So who suggested to Ambit to include them in the notebook distribution, which made this particular activity more special: One community beneficiary helping Ambit reach out to another community. 

The Magahat Tribe are considered there to be the forsaken people, their identity is their own reason for their indolence. Receiving the notebooks for free has opened up for them a whole new world of not just opportunities but of kindness and acceptance from the more civilized society. I spoke to them briefly, explaining why Ambit chose them, and how the notebooks were gathered. I could see their serious faces breaking into smiles that instantly took away all my tiredness from riding the habal-habal and walking up the steep, muddy road to their isolated community. Soon enough, there will be life there. Ambit hopes to play with their children, hang out with their fathers, chit-chat with their mothers. Possibilities are endless. I can feel it in the throbbing of my heart. I thank the Lord for allowing Ambit this chance to continue Jesus’ mission here on earth./anabelle badilla-gubuan