Saturday, October 27, 2012

7 Years!

7 years ago today, we arrived in the Philippines.  Here is our family, getting ready to embark on the adventure to which God was calling us.
 Can't believe how little the kids were!
 7 years later - what a crazy ride it has been!  But we are so blessed and privileged to be here, right in the midst of the amazing things that God is doing amongst tribal people in the Philippines for HIS glory.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

A little love

Wow, this past month has flown by!  Steve has been doing a lot of traveling, and he has also been laid up with a serious burn (he bumped into a parked motorcycle that had a very hot muffler) that got badly infected.  Appreciate prayer as he is actually gone right now on a wk-long trip into the mountains where he is the speaker at a couple of tribal believers' conferences.  Pray also for protection from infection as his wound is much better but still some risk, especially considering the river crossings and not-so-sanitary conditions he is living in right now.
The kids & I have been just pressing on with school, trying to get as much cranked out as we can before we some traveling we have coming up next month.  Since I really didn't think most of you would like to see pics of Steve's nasty wound, here are some pics of a little love we received from home recently.  Not just one but TWO of our dear friends in the States - one in Kansas, and one in Missouri - sent us care packages this month (I won't embarrass them by saying their names here).  Look at all this love they sent us!
 It was my first taste of dark chocolate peanut M&Ms...definitely a fan!
 So very thankful for friends like these who are standing behind us and loving on us, even from the other side of the world.
And I will leave you with a very random pic - one of our favorite treats here: a ripe mango shake.  Come for a visit and try one for yourself!