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Every year but this one, Filipinos across the country converge upon the cemeteries.  This is a special time when they clean the graves of their loved ones, light candles, and request the local priest to pray for the removal of sins of their loved ones in purgatory.  To the Filipino, this holiday (known as All […]

Last month marked twenty years since September 2000 when we arrived to the Philippines for the first time.  What a milestone!  We had a quiet celebration as a family and have been reflecting since then on all that God has done over these years.  He continues to amaze us with how He provides for us, […]

For over a year, our hearts have been burdened for a particular family in our village.  This family is a divided family with some being believers and others not.  The whole family, along with girlfriends, have faithfully attended our church since the dedication in December 2019.  So, we had prayed and encouraged other believers to […]

Over the years, we have developed a grocery shopping list that will enable us to have what we need to stay in the village for two months, without needing anything other than fresh produce.  So, when the opportunity came for our family to travel together to the capital city (about a three-hour drive) for a […]

After ten weeks of quarantine, the believers are excited to be meeting once again, even behind masks.  Like many of your churches, we have implemented several precautions for our time of worship, including: Everyone must wear a face mask.  This includes the teacher! Upon entering the building, everyone’s temperature is checked, and hands are sanitized. […]

Throughout the last few months, words like “cancel”, “postpone” and “suspension” have been topics of many emails we have received.  But did you know that the delivery of international mail has also been “suspended”?  Not only have we been unable to send mail to you (since March 17), but we can’t receive mail from you […]

When you hear the word “graduation”, you probably envision graduates in gowns, the graduation march, names being read one by one, and caps being thrown in the air.  Well, none of that happened yesterday as Ginger’s doctor declared “You have graduated!”  Please celebrate with us that the doctor has taken Ginger off all meds as […]

This past week, our boys and Stephen went to OE, also known as “Outdoor Education”.  Every year Faith Academy, a school in Manila for missionary kids, hosts OE.  This is an opportunity for 6th-9th graders to get out of the classroom and go outside.  OE brings together a great combination of spiritual emphasis, ministry opportunity, […]

As you all know, December was a month . . . full of anticipation with the church dedication and Christmas program . . . full of uncertainty with Ginger’s health . . . and full of prayers and words of encouragement from you all through email.   As you might remember, Ginger was not able […]

What do you think of when you hear the words “Family Reunion”?  You probably think of young and old gathering together in their hometown and fireworks at night (or maybe that is only in Hallmark movies).  Well, this past week, Ginger’s family had a family reunion in Papua New Guinea (PNG).  All of us, along […]