2016 – Philippines Mission Trip

Sunday @ Floodway

Sunday @ Floodway

We had a wonderful time with the church at Floodway.  There were about 50 of us altogether.  Some did not attend because of the torrential rains the night before.  The service was a blessing and the fellowship was too. The service was about 2 hours long.  The first hour was a time of singing, sharing and observing the Lord’s table.  Several of the men got up and shared from the Word.  Brent shared from our studies in Philippians 2 and had the other guys come up to recite the verses we have memorized already.  Because the church is affiliated with the...

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Dinner out at Dad’s World Buffet

Dinner out at Dad’s World Buffet

Last evening the team was hosted for dinner at Dad’s by Vance and Melaine Espino.  Dad’s is a buffet restaurant at Mega Mall that features cuisine from all over the world.  You can find everything from Filipino to American food; Chinese, Japanese, Australian, etc.  Of course there were some adventuresome attempts to eat new things.  Jonathan eat some escargot and I was handed some squid sushi.  Thanks to some vinegar and soy sauce I managed to eat it. Along with Vance and Melaine, Pastor Bob Amigo and his wife, Suki, were there, together with Robby,...

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R&R

R&R

After a very busy Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and because of a change in plans due to the weather, Friday and Saturday have been R&R days. Having said that I need to clarify, Friday was a very busy day.  We traveled out to the province of Cavite to visit a couple of ministries.  The first was Jabez Christian Center, the home of Camp Jabez, Jabez Christian School and Home of Joy.  This is where Geni and I were last October for the Pastoral Care conference with CGM (Christian Growth Ministries).  Our dear friend, Rosalie Fornales, was there.   Rosalie is the...

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In Transition

Due to a typhoon we have experienced an unexpected change in our schedule.  We were slated to travel south and out to the Island of Mandoro where Threads of Hope is located.  But due to unpassable seas we were not able to go.  So, instead, we enjoyed a leisurely last morning at Cloud 9 and then met up with Robby, Deanna, and Elie Nichols at Green Hills mall where we enjoyed Starbucks, Subway and some shopping at the venders in the Mall.  There is a flea market-like area at Green Hills where they sell fresh water pearls and other types of jewelry.  It is a fun place to visit and barter with...

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VBS, Visitation & Basketball in Floodway

The last two days have been incredibly busy but also a tremendous blessing.  We began our ministry in earnest Monday with our first day at Floodway.  We met up with Robby & Deanna Nichols for our first day of VBS.  We also met Pastor Bong and his team in floodway.  Pastor Bong’s church is sponsoring the ministry here.  There have been about forty children at the VBS.  They are very enthusiastic and they love to sing.  The team has done a fabulous job with their various roles; helping with the music, teaching the memory verse, teaching...

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Feeding the children of Smoky Mountain & Happy Land

Feeding the children of Smoky Mountain & Happy Land

We spent the day in Tondo, a poverty stricken area of Metro Manila; really, the poorest of the poorest of the poor.  We did two feedings for the children; one on Smoky Mountain, or Trash Mountain as it is called, an old garbage dump where about 150 families live.  It rises high above the surrounding landscape and from the top you get an incredible view of the city and Manila harbor.  But when you look around you see people in grinding poverty, eking out an existence in by scrounging through the trash. The other feeding was in Happy Land, a squatter area about a mile from Smoky Mountain where...

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