Author: Stephen and Ginger Jordan

Last Wednesday morning the winds were blowing and the rain was pounding as Typhoon Glenda made its presence known here in Manila.  We had just arrived hours before to Manila to await the arrival of Ginger’s brother, David, and his family.  Trees were falling, the power went out and we lost internet connection.  And on […]

There is only one thing worse than termites, flying termites!  These flying termites only appear once a year in our village, but when they do, watch out!  In 2009, they appeared in the middle of our evangelistic meeting.  Those who were sitting in the meeting were mostly okay, but Stephen and our partner had them […]

    Water Tower Project. Luke and Jonathan with an Agutaynen worker.                 Father’s Day is here, and I, Ginger, want to take a moment and celebrate the father in our family.  In summary, I want you to know that he is the best father in the world.  For those of you who would object to […]

For many years now we have taught the Bible to whoever would come.  But now we are asking ourselves, who didn’t come?  We have noticed that the teenagers haven’t come, primarily the boys.  As a result, we have prayed concerning these boys and how best to share the Gospel Message with them.  One answer is […]

Crashed has many meanings, none of which are good.  It could refer to a car that crashed.  “Crashed” can also refer to someone else’s computer ceasing to work, but not YOUR computer.  Well, this time it was Ginger’s computer.  As a result, we have been “offline” for over a month.  Ginger’s personal files were backed […]

Emergencies never make an appointment!  A few days ago, while Stephen was in the office preparing a Bible lesson, a village leader suddenly entered our yard.  He had found a young boy on the ground in pain.  The boy had fallen out of a Star Apple tree and apparently had broken his leg.  He needed […]

God is working and He is changing lives.  This past Sunday, seven believers in our village followed the Lord in baptism.  To follow Him means going against their culture and traditions. And that is what these seven have chosen to do.  We praise the Lord for their step of faith and pray for strength and […]

One of our favorite Christmas traditions is making sugar cookies. The event begins with all the kids sitting around Ginger as she reads The Sweetest Story Ever Told.  In the story, the Cookie Maker shares the wonderful story of Jesus’ birth with the help of his cookie cutters: an angel, a star, a tree, a […]