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After 12 days in the village, Stephen and the men were able to complete 95% of the projects on our house.  The first three days were rain free and the men worked on the “surprise”, tearing down and rebuilding the condemned playhouse for the kids.  It had been condemned due to termites, weather damage, and […]

Recently someone from the States said to us, “I’m tired of funerals”.  That is exactly how we feel.  On July 5th, Nicodem Elis died at the age of 16.  Who is Nicodem?  Well, we can’t tell you much about him.  He lived on the other side of the village and we only saw him one […]

Last week, Edmund, one of our church leaders, passed away.  The physical battle at the end of his life was hard as his body gave into the cancer.  However, the spiritual battle that followed for his wife Imelda and his daughter Estella (the only believers in his family) has been fierce.  All the other family […]

This morning we received the news that Edmund, one of our church leaders, has passed away.  Cancer won over his body but not his soul.  We rest in the comfort that Edmund loved Jesus Christ and believed in Him as his Savior. To us, Edmund was a friend, a brother in the Lord, and a […]

One year ago, Abigail rejoiced in the news that she no longer needed to wear her night time brace for her scoliosis.  Twelve months later, Abigail is braced again.  However, this time her teeth are braced.  Last month, not only did Abigail get braces, but Luke did too.  However, things haven’t gone so well so […]

One year ago, upon our return to the States, the Agutaynen church was doing well and on top of the mountain.  As a church family, we asked three men to step into a temporary leadership position.   Today, the church now appears to be going through a valley.  Two weeks ago, the eldest member of […]

The 4th annual Sports Bible Camp was a great week.  Every year, a new record of attendees is set.  This year, 75 teenagers signed up for Sports Bible Camp.  Monday through Thursday started out with a one-hour Bible time, followed by an hour of practicing a particular skill for basketball (for the boys) and for […]

Occasionally, people in the States will ask us:  “How are your kids doing?”  Or  “How are they adjusting to being back in the Philippines?”  Well, please let us share what we have been doing to try to help them with their transition back to the Philippines. Returning to the Philippines is a mixture of joy […]

Upon our return to the village last month, we have had several meetings with the believers to discuss their future church building.  Yes, their future church building.  We want them to be very involved in the process, which includes finalizing the plans and the many details involved.  The believers are very excited and things are […]

Step #3:  Puerto.  During our time in Puerto, we have needed to do some maintenance on our vehicle and have needed to shop for everything because our kitchen cabinets in the village are empty.  This is a massive order that includes everything from “A to Z”: “AA” Batteries, Baking Powder, Cream of Chicken soup, Dish […]