For the first time in two years!

March 5, 2010

As we walked up to the gate at the NTM guest house, it seemed a little odd that the rental van waiting there did not have a luggage rack on top, especially since we specifically mentioned three times that we needed one...

Maligayang Pasko

January 1, 2010

While they lay claim to the title “longest Christmas Season in the world”, do Filipinos really have the merriest Christmas?

Gone For Me & Here For You

November 26, 2009

As I sit in our living room on Thanksgiving night, some of you are just beginning to stir on Thanksgiving morning. Funny to think that I have already lived a day that you have yet to live. As we approach the 5-month mark of living in the Philippines, I still find myself wondering if we […]

Ano Ang Sinabi Mo?

November 25, 2009

Once he got past the simple “How long have you lived here?”, “Where do you live?”, “Are you studying Tagalog?” and “For how long?”, I was totally lost.

Typhoon Ondoy

November 1, 2009

[nggallery id=6]This is a reprint of a prayer email we sent out shortly after Typhoon Ondoy ravaged Metro Manila. I decided to post it here as well. All of the needs mentioned here are still very real. We have seen God provide in amazing ways for many of those who lost the most, but there […]

From Chico, Texas to Metro Manila

September 19, 2009

“Tatlo Pa! Tatlo Pa!” There are already 11 people on the jeepney, but the driver is convinced that he can fit three more. Reluctantly we pull our bags and our children farther into our laps. I move forward on my seat a little as a lady I’ve never seen before sits down nearly in my […]

New NTM Site Format!!!

September 12, 2009

NTM has updated the format of our site to a nice blog layout, so over the next few weeks we will be deciding whether to use this site to keep you all updated, or to continue using our .mac site. Feel free to comment with any input you as our partners and readers have as […]

The Ramblings of a New Missionary Wife

July 17, 2009

As we stepped off the plane, my feet stepped upon the soil of my new home. I closed my eyes, breathed a big sigh, and took the first steps of what will be an exciting and challenging journey. It still seems surreal that we are here. Yesterday on a jeepney, I looked at Josh and […]

We’re Here!

July 12, 2009

We arrived in our temporary home at the NTM guest house in Manila tired but happy. It has been wonderful to reunite with so many close friends that we have not seen for so long. One family met us in Texas and we made the entire trip together, then two more families were waiting for […]