Author: Stephen and Ginger Jordan

Upon our return to the village last month, we have had several meetings with the believers to discuss their future church building.  Yes, their future church building.  We want them to be very involved in the process, which includes finalizing the plans and the many details involved.  The believers are very excited and things are […]

Step #3:  Puerto.  During our time in Puerto, we have needed to do some maintenance on our vehicle and have needed to shop for everything because our kitchen cabinets in the village are empty.  This is a massive order that includes everything from “A to Z”: “AA” Batteries, Baking Powder, Cream of Chicken soup, Dish […]

As we return to the Philippines, we make the transition back to village life one step at a time. Step #1:  Manila.  Upon our arrival back to the Philippines, we spent four days in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.  During this brief time, we spent time shopping for items that we can’t usually […]

Last Sunday, with all ten suitcases packed and loaded in the vehicles, we started our journey back to the Philippines, so we thought.  We awoke to a very white morning with about three inches of snow.  In a way, we were excited to see the snow knowing that it would be the last we would […]

The phrase “Bloom where you are planted” has often been used to encourage us to obey God and serve Him where He puts us.  Throughout our lives, we endeavor to do this, in whatever plot of ground the Lord places our family.   We arrived back to the States in May and put our roots […]

In the last couple of weeks, we have checked off, or maybe we can say “cut” off, a few more things from our “to-do” list prior to returning to the Philippines.  One of the things Ginger and the girls do each time we are in the States is donate their hair to an organization called […]

With only a few weeks left before we return to the Philippines, we have our lists of things still to do: things still to purchase, things still to ship, things still to do as a family.  This past few weeks several items were checked off these lists including some of the items off our kids’ […]

With the fall season come and almost gone, we want to take this opportunity to share some of the highlights of the last couple of months: Rebekah has moved and begun her studies at college. Luke joined a football team and then broke his wrist just prior to the first game. Even with a broken […]

Eighteen years ago, God gave Ginger and me an arrow, our daughter Rebekah.  I remember that day well as Ginger held Rebekah in her arms.  We were so happy! As a father, I have read Psalm 127 many times.  It portrays children as “an heritage of the Lord; and as arrows are in the hand […]

Our family trip to Washington D.C. was full of W’s:  War Memorials; Washington Monument; White House; Washington’s Bible; Wonderful Lemonade on the Plaza; Walking our feet off; Wishing for more time.  All in all this was a wonderful family vacation.  This was the first time our kids have visited Washington D.C. and we hope this […]