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Every community has his heroes. For us those heroes are Brother Ruben and Sister Juby. Brother Ruben is the priest from the Church of Christ in Morong and Sister Juby is his wife. For the past 15 years they have been giving Bible lessons to our kids. The older kids with Brother Ruben and the younger kids with Sister Juby. To be a hero you don’t need to do something spectacular. To offer your time and attention to our kids for such a long time is in my opinion also heroic.We appreciate your contribution very much and the children always enjoy to be in your classes.I’m sure they learn something useful during that special hour. Life is not only about making a living but maybe more about how we life together as a community, how to respect each other.
For Bahay Aurora you are true heroes, thank you so much for your contribution. Salamat Po!

Bahay Aurora is a child–caring agency for the orphaned, abandoned, neglected and surrendered children. But a special case can be admitted in some extent of consideration especially if it is a sibling of two or more who also qualifies the eligibility for admission. Maribic was only 5 years old when she was admitted at the center together with her sister Sharon. The sibling, like other children needed weeks to fully adjust with their new environment and unfamiliar faces.  She also possess an amazing skill to assimilate with her co- resident and undeniable charm to connect with people despite the disability on verbal communication, Has the ‘undeniable’ These are only few assets she has which is an advantage for her to get people’s attention and be able to participate equally in every activities in Bahay Aurora for children of her age.  Maria is an active child. She plays with other children, can converse in every discussion and surprisingly can show off her skills and talents.  Despite her disability, she can dance and sing. And for several times offered and intermission number though singing with the guidance of  Bahay Aurora staff. It was a happening which will be considered as a funny thing for few but to Bahay  Aurora family, She is a living proof that one’s disability does not equates his or her capacity to connect to others, bring laughter and have a purpose in life.Maribic already went back home after few years of stay at Bahay Aurora. The Bahay aurora family hope that she learned   how to be a good child through the teaching given through SPED where she was enrolled  and though SPED where she was enrolled and through relationships that was built with equality, respect and love.

Michael Dave celebrated his birthday along with his friends in giving the children a simple body and footwork of art with passion called dancing. Step by step tutorial for all the children. Since we have new kids, he explained to the kids that it has a good benefit in the body. Becoming strong physically and healthy mind to living up again and explore to those kids who has passion in dancing and it became an interest to enhance their undiscovered skills on talents.
After the lesson, he gave some toys, clothes and food for lunch as a bonus on his birthday treat. In the evening, he also prepared some food for them. Children remembered Sabina and Noah during their dance lesson they bragged how great they are when they dance in the stage.
It was a simple celebration that he shared his talent gave joy and inspiration to everyone specially it gives a meaningful birthday to Mr. Michael Dave by spending his special day to our Bahay aurora children.

It has been more than a month that Jessy was here at Bahay Aurora for here OJT, she has been assisting the staffs for the daily routine of the children. One of her active to do at Bahay Aurora is to give training to the staff. Two weeks ago she started the trying to the staff, which everybody enjoyed doing. At first it seem so hard to do training since the staff work by shift, Jessy started the training depends on the availability of the staff, then she set a day of meeting for everyone to be together for
the presentation of the training. Each one presented their paintings showing the animals that best describe themselves, telling their strength and weaknesses and what to do to improve
or change their weaknesses.it was very informative to everyone knowing each other that will help for everybody to work in harmony as a team to do the job better for the children.
Everybody are waiting for the next schedule of the next training. We thank Jessy for this kind of training.

After all the busy days and celebrations in the December month in Bahay Aurora, once again another celebration was added. It was the birth of the first baby of Norson and Joahnna. Joahnna was our social worker for 3 years and Norson was a child development worker for 7 years. They are both very happy for the birth of their first baby named “Nixon” a healthy cute baby boy. If you take a look at him, right away it will bring a smile to everyone. Mother and son are both doing very well. We, the staff of Bahay Aurora, the management, the board members from Holland and the board in the Philippines, and not to forget the children of Bahay Aurora, we would like to congratulate Norson and Joahnna from the bottom of our heart for the birth of their first baby Nixon. May the good Lord bless your baby as well as his mom and dad with good health, good luck and happiness now and in the coming future. Enjoy your baby boy!
Both Joahnna and Norson have resigned from Bahay Aurora. Joahnna because she needs to look after her baby. We want to thank you for your continuous support and love for the kids of Bahay Aurora and the loyalty we experienced as management. In those 3 years in Bahay Aurora you became a real professional and we wish you all the best in your future career. Norson has been working in Bahay Aurora for 7 years. From a schoolboy to a professional. It is good to change career after so many years of service and your still young so we believe your experience in Bahay Aurora will be beneficial to you in your future career. This is no goodbye or farewell from us since you are both family and part of the Bahay Aurora family so we can never part.
All the best and thank you both.

Many people unite on New Year’s Eve, which is on December 31, to celebrate a midnight meal known as the ‘Media Noche’. It is also common to stay awake to greet the coming of the New Year. New Year’s Day is also characterized lighting fireworks and making a lot of noise to drive away evil spirits. This belief originated from the Chinese.The elderly encourage children to jump at the stroke of midnight so that they would grow up tall. Many people display 12 circular fruits. It is also popular practice to open all the doors and windows at the stroke of midnight to let in the good luck.In Bahay Aurora we celebrate our New Year’s Eve by not using any of the fire crackers instead we turn on the sounds of maximum volume and the kids happily dance. We ate together and greet each other with love. We want to wish our loyal supporters a Happy New Year and thank you for your continuous support!

Every year we are celebrating Christmas party with Bahay Aurora Kids and the staff, with some visitors and expectators to watch and see the show that the kids of Bahay Aurora prepared for this special occasion.
This year was quite special for everybody because of the visit of the whole Smidstra Family to Bahay Aurora, we spent the Christmas party with some shows that the children and the staff practiced few weeks before the party begin. All the staff group the children into 3 and prepared them to join the contest the evening of Christmas party..they also do the fashion show with the clothes that Angelique Smidstra collected from Coolcats..every child recieved different style of clothes to be use to walk in the fashion show.
They cannot denied the excitement they have in their eyes..knowing that the clothes that they recieved to be use for fashion show will be for them. They can keep the clothes after the party.each and everyone proudly walk with their beautiful clothes

Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities, usually involving imaginative or technical skill. In their most general form these activities include the production of works of art.  Painting is a mode of creative expression, and the forms are numerous. Drawing, gesture (as in gestural painting), composition, narration (as in narrative art), or abstraction (as in abstract art), among other aesthetic modes, may serve to manifest the expressive and conceptual intention of the practitioner.  In Bahay Aurora the children are gifted with the talent to express their own creative thoughts through painting. Their ideas are express by their skillful hands and inspired by the love giving to them in Bahay Aurora, by their parents, and by the people sharing with them their blessings.

Tom, one of the loyal visitors of Bahay Aurora, came in the institution and gave another happy memory to all kids. He brought a scrapbook and some personalized letters that were made by the kids and his friends in Holland. He said that this was made for our kids in Bahay Aurora. Our kids were very happy and surprised because they received a scrapbook/letters that was made in another country with different nationalities, they’re hearts were touched because even the other country showed much love for them, our kids were very thankful and blessed. And to this, it only means that distance doesn’t really matter to show love and concern for each other. And as a token, our kids from Bahay Aurora mostly in Unit 2 also made a scrapbook for them, they made it with their whole heart and effort. It’s not only an art, it’s an ART with LOVE. Let all things be done with love.