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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 […]

Here in the States, we have spring showers, flowers blooming, and trees are budding.  However, back in the Philippines, it is very, very dry in the village where we work.  We have heard that the wells are running dry, and the rice fields are barren. Today, there is only an 8% chance of rain in […]

It is with grateful hearts that we share with you that my mom, Sue Watters, went to be with Jesus yesterday.  I, Ginger, am so thankful that we returned to the States when we did.  When we first got back, Mom was doing pretty well, and we were able to spend some time together.  Her […]

Greetings from Michigan!  Yes, we arrived back safely on Wednesday night.  Even though we have only been away for five months, we have already been hit with some culture shocks and few blessings.  Culture Shock #1:  The price of three sandwiches and three drinks in Los Angeles airport! Culture Shock #2:  The cold weather.  To […]

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 […]