We’re down to the last few days and in the process of saying goodbyes and wrapping up ministry.  On Friday we started getting our taste of the rainy season, and since then we have encountered a few downpours.  In the Philippines people believe that if you go out in the rain, you will get sick, almost immediately.  That idea, paired with the fact that Basak becomes a mudslide when it rains, kept us from making it out to Basak on Saturday and Sunday.  It gave our team some time to rest and sort through some of the supplies we will be leaving behind with the church....

Well, we’ve been in Basak all week – mostly spending time with the kids, singing – dancing – telling stories.  We’ve started to build some really good relationships in the town, and today we are headed there for more house visits and a bible study.  We’re also showing a movie in the middle of the town tonight.  Should be exciting for everyone.  We’ve also been learning how incredibly difficult the local transportation system can be once we venture away from our side of town. Over the last few days we’ve been able...

That’s crazy talk.   This morning we realized we’re almost down to the final week of ministry.  It’s a strange thought.  It feels like we just got here and it also feels like we’ve been here forever.   Yesterday we began our ministry in Basak.  A community about half an hour away down quite a few bumpy roads.  We spent the day going door to door in the community learning about problems the people face, hearing their stories, and sharing some of our own stories.  Some of the houses are simple concrete buildings with basic...

  The Kids at Lorega (The Community on the Graves) Kids at Loving My Neighbor Class!  All of them are Compassion International Kids.   Little girl at Lorega.  Resting on a Tomb.   Our main mode of transportation….the Jeepni. The Girls Room!   Our “Shower”   Loving My Neighbor   Some of the Boys at Loving my Neighbor:)   The Boys Room.   Our House!   Emily, Ansley, and Matt riding into town!     Aaryn and Trevor!   Here are just a few pictures!!!! Keep praying for us!!!

Well, we’re almost through our first week of ministry.  After the weekend we’ve settled into a rhythm of ministry at Cebu City Alliance Church (C.C.A.C.).  In the afternoons (and on a few mornings) it serves as an afterschool program for well over 100 children from the community called Loving My Neighbor.  Most of the kids are sponsored through Compassion International and come to get a little love, hear a little gospel, and eat a little rice and meat.  This week we’ve been giving a lot of love, trying to present the gospel through songs and stories,...

Well, we made it.  After a pretty long flight that took us through Los Angeles and Manila – we finally set foot on the island of Cebu.   We noticed the heat and humidity immediately, and we have spent the last few days studying the art of running fans on high speed and pausing oscillating fans when they are aimed directly at our bodies.  We are a sweaty, sticky bunch of misisonaries… to say the least.   Our hosts met us at the airport and treated us like long lost friends right off the bat.  They took us shopping at the mall and bought us...