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Yesterday was the finale of Sports Bible Camp with Championship Day.  In front of 200+ villagers, 60 teens played their final games.  These villagers received a gospel tract from Chick Publications entitled “Iyan ang Batas” (The Law), which was the theme of the Camp and all the Gospel messages shared in a variety of ways.  […]

This is a great question for all of us to remind ourselves of the purpose of Sports Bible Camp.  It isn’t so teens can play basketball or volleyball.  It isn’t to give prizes and trophies.  So, why do we host this event?  To share the Good News that salvation is received by faith alone in […]

After three years of planning, preparing, waiting, then planning and preparing again, we are now within 48 hours of Sports Bible Camp 2022!  Can’t you hear the cheers?  This event will be hosted July 18-22, with championship games and raffle prizes for those who come to watch on July 23. The past two Saturdays, teens […]

Nine days ago, our family arrived to Palawan.  We have been busy purchasing household supplies which are to last for the next three months in the village.  Not even a grain of salt was in our house.  So, we have been purchasing everything from A to Z, literally.  “A” for AA Batteries, All Spice, All-Purpose […]

After our adventure of a delayed flight in Grand Rapids, a surprise drive to Detroit, and a canceled flight in San Francisco, we are back in the Philippines.  We don’t know why God closed doors in our adventure, but we know that we were in His hands. We are now back in the land of […]

In less than 72 hours, we will be on an airplane way up in the sky. We have had a wonderful time in the States, full of memories, full of good times, full of meetings, and full of fun.  The boys have enjoyed youth group, playing their guitars, and so much.  It will be hard […]

With plane tickets now in hand, we are busy with packing . . . packing things to put into storage . . . and packing things to ship to the Philippines. If you were leaving the USA, what would you leave here, and what would you want to take with you?  If you knew what […]

As a parent, “oops” isn’t a word you usually want to hear.  It probably means your child spilled mustard on their shirt or glued their fingers together.  Or what if a friend starts a sentence by saying, “Oops, I forgot to tell you . . .”  You probably can finish the sentence on your own […]

Typhoon relief efforts in the village have continued throughout the month of January and now into February.  As of this time, every household (395 families) have received rice, canned goods, and other essentials, on four different occasions.  Four hundred meters of tarp have been shared among 63 families and almost 1,000 pieces of roofing material […]

Relief efforts continue among the believers and their neighbors in the Philippines.  Two days ago, the second batch of goods was given out to the villagers.  Once again, the believers received the supplies and then prepared packages of goods for all 400 families in the village.  All in the village who came to the church […]