The Language of the Philippines: Basketball

April 26, 2018

Highlights of Sports Bible Camp 2018 So much to be thankful about! About 70 teenagers registered and enjoyed Sports Bible Camp! We praise the Lord for safety among the players, good weather even with the scorching heat, and endurance for full-scheduled days! The Agutaynen believers did a great job teaching the Bible Lessons clearly. […]

A Philippine Family Birthday Celebration

January 20, 2018

We enjoyed a special evening with our close friend, Larry, and his extended family. It was a 3-Person Birthday celebration as his daughter, brothers, sisters, nieces, and nephews were here visiting from “around the world” including the USA, Abu Dhabi, and other islands in the Philippines. Please pray for Larry and his family as his […]

Young beggar girl…For He stands at the right hand of the needy!

August 10, 2016

A common occurrence as we walk downtown each day are people we meet begging us for money. Women, children, and handicapped people! Darryl usually fills his pockets with miscellaneous coins each day so he can give to those approaching us. Often they are thankful for just a few pesos. Becky, tends to take the children […]

Easter Morning

April 3, 2013

Here the people celebrate the “Reunion of Mary and Jesus” on Easter Morning. They have 2 statues on floats in various parts of the city. Mary is shrouded and is suppose to be in mourning. People pull these floats and they eventually meet at the cathedral. The key player seems to be Mary. When they […]

Good Friday

April 3, 2013

Good Friday is observed by many here. We at our local Baptist church had an afternoon service as did most other churches here. Thousands marched to the stations of the cross. They were placed through the city. They were also placed on the road from Honda Bay to the shrine called Mt. Calvary. There were […]

Palm Sunday in the Philippines

March 26, 2013

Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey…. Zachariah 9:9 Holy Week is a big holiday here. It starts with Palm Sunday. Many people make palms and sell them at the cathedral on Palm Sunday. The […]

Meet Noah.

March 21, 2013

His mother was in an unfortunate marriage.

Back to our Guesthouse Ministry

May 29, 2011

We’ve been back for a week now. Cleaning, Painting, Moving Settling in! Seen many of my old friends and making new ones. A wonderful reunion at our Baptist Church. And we are transitioning into our roll as guesthouse managers. Many changes and lots of work to be done! We are grateful to be back! One […]

A funny thing happened to me on my way to Portland!

January 19, 2010

Our first year in the Philippines has come and gone. We did find ourselves busy with running and maintaining the guesthouse, building new units, purchasing/shipping for our missionaries and the bookkeeping involved with all of that. During this same time we were hearing some unsettling news concerning the health of our mothers. So we decided […]

A new drivers license.

August 24, 2009

<!–[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]–><!–[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]–> We would just like to touch base and share some of our experiences from the last few weeks. One thing a missionary in a ministry of “support” has to do here in the Philippines, sooner or later, is to get […]