Turning the Tide of Illiteracy Through God’s Love
by: Joanne Hernandez
● May 29, 2025

Summer sizzled with the resounding applause of parents, teachers, and friends for the graduates of Vision Himpossible Ministries’ BLESS preschool Centers, school year 2024-2025!

Sixty-two students from Manila, Bulacan, and Cebu proudly marched to receive their Certificates of Completion from this basic reading and writing program. They sang, danced, and recited memory verses flawlessly, to the delight of everyone.

Several parents shared how the VHM BLESS program greatly benefited their children. Mommy Rovie said her son could only make mouth sounds prior to enrolling at VHM Bless.  Now, he can speak clearly and share exciting details of his school day with her. Mommy Elvira, a single mother who was disabled from a stroke, was grateful for the other parents who gave her daughter a ride to school every day.  Along with the VHM BLESS teachers, they even chipped in to throw her a birthday party, fulfilling her wish of having her first birthday cake.

“Children are arrows in the hands of a warrior.” VHM Administrator, Pastor Leo Hernandez, exhorted on Psalm 127, where parents are the bow and their kids are the arrows. It left a powerful challenge to the parents: Let God be the archer, so your child can soar great distances with purpose.

The VHM BLESS program has given an excellent foundation to indigent kids in the Philippines for the past fourteen years, not only in literacy but in spiritual stability as well. Hundreds of VHM BLESS graduates learned godly traits at a young age and became top-notchers in their respective schools. In a country where 18.9 million citizens are considered “functionally illiterate,” the VHM BLESS Centers can definitely play a significant role in turning the tide.

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ABOUT THE WRITER…

Joanne Hernandez

If you’re seeking inspiration, a dash of artistry, or even a funky dance move to brighten your day, Joanne is ya girl! Whether she’s creating art or imparting knowledge to eager minds, her mission is to bring out the inner sparkle in people and show them how incredible they truly are. As a Co-Administrator of Vision Himpossible Ministries in the Philippines, Joanne believes that “everything we have accomplished, GOD has done for us.” (Isaiah 26:12)

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