Christmas is coming!

December 9, 2008

Christmas IS coming and a lot has happened since we last asked you to pray! We have moved back into the Manila Guest House, then into a new apartment (which we absolutely love), Maycie has started crawling, Thanksgiving came and left, and now it’s December and Christmas is rapidly approaching! Praise God with us for […]

Language School Drop-Out

December 9, 2008

No, not really…but we do feel like we’d like to drop out every now and then! Please pray for us and we begin to feel a bit overwhelmed with how much we have learned and have yet to learn. Before we started school, a year and a half seemed like a long time to be […]

Visitors!

December 9, 2008

Praise God with us for our first visitors! We are so thrilled that Brian’s mom and dad will be with us for Christmas this year. Although it will still feel a bit sad to not be with the rest of our family, it will be comforting to have them here. Please pray for a safe, […]

Our Big Move

December 1, 2008

Moving is one of my most hated things to do. That is why we were so excited to find this new apartment.!

“Poo Brew”

October 10, 2008

During a trip to work in the tribe, I discovered a poopy little secret.

Pork or Chicken Adobo

October 6, 2008

Since all you got last month was a not so yummy cockroach killer, I thought I'd make it up to you by giving you an EXTRA good recipe this month. This, so far, is our favorite Filipino dish.

We Moved In!

October 3, 2008

Praise the Lord! We moved into our apartment last Saturday and are loving our own space again! We had been living out of suitcases for 5 1/2 months, so we were ready to move in!

Social Networking

October 1, 2008

If you ever want to share news or stories from our website or other NTM websites, here is a simple way to do it.

We Signed the Contract!

September 21, 2008

After over a month of waiting, “ghost month” ended this week, and our landlord was able to sign our contract and arrange for repairs to be completed so we can move in. Brian painted the main rooms yesterday, and the work crew should be there this week to do the repairs and remodeling that is […]

Brian’s Philippine Driving School

September 20, 2008

I step in to traffic that is driving by bumper to bumper at 30 miles per hour and I feel a power trip coming as I hold my hand out to drivers left and right beckoning them to stop.