Once street-wise, they quickly identify Caucasian men who hang around kids as pedophiles, says Anderson. Many are sickly and most are filthy. Some are dangerously aggressive, while others slink away and hide. The task appears impossible. Some work with their parents, some alone, but most return home at night.
Many street children come from nearby squatter areas.
Some children live with their parents on the streets. They sleep in clusters on a piece of cardboard along a lighted storefront for safety. No one knows for sure how many hard-core street kids populate the cities of the Philippines. So the vision is catching, but Anderson sees an odd trend. Anderson thus sees himself as a bridge between the poor churches working with street kids and the resources that they need for ministry.