Recently, my son asked me what does “genuine” means. I immediately thought of the word “genuine” as real, true, not fake …like a piece of jewelry. Growing up in the Philippines, I first learned the word “genuine” not in the Bible nor at school. I often saw this word plastered across the windows of pawnshops in […]
Matthew 14:29-30 “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came forward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” I read a devotional this morning that reminded me of how I’ve cried a lot, “Lord,
Sunday May 29th at 4:00am, my contractions started. I started tracking the timing and intervals of the contractions. We didn’t end up going to church and watched Francis Chan’s message online instead. In the afternoon, our extended family came. My eldest sister from Pasig drove my parents to our town, so they can be with us when
Summer heat had started this week at our new humble abode in the southern part of Luzon (south of Manila). It’s a few hours from Manila and our arrival at our new place welcomed us with a cool refreshing breeze we never experience in Dumaguete. We now live in the province called Laguna, about an hour to two
Two weeks ago, we spent a week in Dumaguete with a heavy heart as well as excitement with what God holds for us to this other side of the Philippines. Our hearts were heavy to leave our dear friends we came to know and regarded as friends. From the children and people at the boulevard, the fruit
I was encouraged two weeks ago and excited last week. I had all these stories I want to share in my mind that’s waiting to spurt out of words to be written on this blog, but now I’m lost. I’m lost for words, everything all of a sudden are vague. I thought, this is a
We arrived safely in Manila on a rainy day. On our first night in Makati, while riding the taxi, Caleb was so amazed by the lights and Christmas decorations on each Makati buildings. He exclaimed, “Wow, I love Makati…it is like an ice cream!“. Even the cab driver smiled with his reaction. Our first days in
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I just finished our newsletter and while you probably imagine me having tons of time in front of the computer working on formulating words for our newsletter, I’d like to let you know that it took me one and a half week to complete it 🙁 Now onto this blog. I’m sorry I’ve been out
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WHAT COMES DOWN? We have a lot to share with you, but I’ll try to digest it all in a few paragraphs as I don’t want to take up too much of your time. Last September, we tried to raise support for our ministry vehicle. We are so thankful by the amount of support we
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Homeschool: We’re back in action with homeschooling. We kick off our home school last week but ended up changing our schedules to start in the afternoon. It worked out better for all of us. Our Tinkerbell (G) is now ready for 3rd grade and Mr. C is now in Kindergarten. He’s also turning 6
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