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Like many of you, December is a busy month with . . . extra shopping, extra cooking, extra cleaning, and extra events.  For us, December is full of all those items plus extra evangelism!  Last week, Stephen had the opportunity to share a Christmas message with the students and relatives of the local preschools. And […]

This past week began with the believers of Faith Bible Church celebrating their fifth anniversary in their new building.  They planned and led the service with singing, preaching, and eating.  We are so proud of the believers and excited to see them do this on their own.  The theme they chose for the celebration came […]

Do you remember Steve Green singing “People Need the Lord?”  People need the Lord, people need the Lord At the end of broken dreams, He’s the open door People need the Lord, people need the Lord When will we realize people need the Lord? Thirteen years after Steve sang this song, the Gospel was shared […]

Thanksgiving in the Philippines looks and feels a little different than your Thanksgiving.  The colors of Thanksgiving in the States will include orange, red, yellow, and maybe brown.  The color in the Philippines is . . . green . . . green grass . . .green leaves.  The weather in States is probably a cool […]

Do you have any recipes from your mother, aunt, or grandmother?  For many years, Ginger has had a desire to make a recipe book of our favorite meals from our families, from other missionaries, and from friends. As we have lived for many years in the Philippines, most of these recipes are prepared from scratch […]

You are familiar with phrases like “Passing the Plate” and “Passing the Baton,” but are you familiar with “Passing the Pail?”  As far as we know, this isn’t an idiom but literally what has been happening here in the Philippines.  After completing the church building in 2019 for the believers of Faith Bible Church, they […]

The 7th Sports Bible Camp (SBC) broke records numerically and geographically with over 100 players in attendance from two locations.  What does this mean?  The spread of the Gospel went further than ever before.  Praise the Lord! After weeks and months of preparing and training, we expected God, the Head Coach, to put us, Stephen […]

Within the next few days, we will be hosting the 7th Sports Bible Camp in our location.  “Sports,” basketball and volleyball, are the means that get teens to the camp where they will hear the Gospel according to the “Bible.”  This year the theme of the Gospel message is:  “Are You a Good Person?” Over […]

Tonight, we went to an American fast-food restaurant in Manila for dinner.  On the menu were items such as Spaghetti; Chicken and Rice; Mushroom Pepper Steak; Cheeseburger.  Can you guess what American restaurant this was?  Maybe this picture will help you figure it out.  Let us know what restaurant serves all these wonderful items in […]

Do you remember that song . . . “10 & 9, 8 & 7 . . . the countdown’s getting lower every day”?  Well, another countdown began recently, the countdown until our departure from the States and return to the Philippines.  This countdown is on “3,” that is three days until our departure! As you […]