Global Citizenship: One Family at a Time

One Family at a Time: A Bridge of Hope and Possibility

Every global effort begins with a single step — not with sweeping solutions, but with one act of care, one connection, one story that refuses to go untold.

In 2019, while visiting the Philippines, I met Samely — a resourceful and resilient mother doing all she could to raise two children under challenging circumstances. What started as a brief encounter became a lasting bond, grounded in compassion and the belief that no border should limit our ability to help one another.

This GoFundMe exists to support Samely’s family with immediate needs — school expenses, health care, and basic living costs — but it also carries a bigger vision. It’s part of a broader, growing effort to build a more human kind of global engagement: one that begins one family at a time and grows from there.

As a filmmaker, I’m also continuing work on a documentary that explores everyday life, resilience, and culture in the Philippines — through my own lens as “An American Backslider in the Philippines".

This personal and cross-cultural journey will shed light on what it means to care, to connect, and to learn across continents — not as a savior, but as a witness, a student, and a fellow traveler.

Your support contributes to both sides of this mission: it helps one family build a better life, and it helps open doors for a film project meant to highlight the beauty and strength of the Filipino spirit.

Thank you for being part of this journey. Every donation, share, or kind thought helps keep this bridge strong — and helps show what’s possible when we choose to care beyond our borders.