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With another beautiful sunset here in the Philippines, we are another day closer to leaving the village and returning to the States for a few months.  As the sun is low in the sky for the ministry here in the Philippines, we are daily asking ourselves whether or not we have time to do one […]

One of the highlights of every week is Youth and College Group on Saturday night.  We have games, singing . . . . . . and teaching.  Usually, Boboy and his father-in-law share first.  And then the rest of time is Stephen’s.  To say the least, he gets a “little excited” when he gets the […]

Today, we celebrated with the believers the 4th Anniversary of Faith Bible Church.  Sadly, in our absence this last summer, we heard that there was some discord among the believers.  So, from the time of our return, we have desired to see reconciliation and unity among the believers.  Today was a step in that direction. […]

After months of planning, days of packing 170 gifts, and a night of little sleep for many of the believers who prepared a snack for all, we at Faith Bible Church hosted a Christmas program for the local elementary school. Like most Christmas programs, games were played, Christmas songs were sung, and gifts were given.  […]

Do you remember those days gone by when you received a report card from school?  Were you an all “A” student?  And what classes did you do best in?  Algebra?  Chemistry?  PE?  Recently, Stephen was working with a couple of believers and trying to figure out the best illustration for his upcoming sermon.  And then […]

It is said, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”  With that in mind, we want to take this update and share with you some of the pictures Stephen took during our first few weeks back in the village.  As you scroll through the pictures, taking a moment to read the descriptions, can you find […]

Praise the Lord with us for a safe trip to Manila over this past weekend.  All of our prayer requests were answered with a “yes.”  Yes, we were able to receive all of our boarding passes in Chicago.  Yes, we were able to make our connecting flight with extra time to spare.  Yes, all our […]

Just a few more days and then we are heading back to the Philippines.  With meetings behind us, kids off to college, puzzle completed (in memory of our anniversary trip), one last date night, Christmas cards stuffed, and we now move forward.  Our list of things to wrap up is getting shorter.  But we still […]

Do you remember the day your kids went off to college?  We imagine for your family it was a day of emotions, especially if they were traveling a distance away.  Your kids were probably excited, anxious, and overwhelmed.  And you were probably a little hesitant, or maybe a lot.  Well, that is our family today.  […]

Our adventure to Oregon and back can be summed up with numbers: We praise the Lord for this opportunity to see friends, family, and supporters.  And we are so thankful for all of you who prayed for this trip. Below are some pictures of some of the highlights of the trip.