Hello everyone!!  I landed safe and sound at 9pm on Friday night.  I was welcomed by my wonderful family.  We then drive to my grandparents house and I attempted to sleep.  After a rough night's sleep I spent the day with my family, giving out gifts and being properly reunited.  Sunday I went up to camp for a couple hours to visit Lydia (who has been working there since June 26th).  After such visit, we all came home to a house that was in a bit of disarray due to our floors being refinished ...
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I can't believe that today is already my last full day here in Manila.  The time has really flown by and God has really shown me many amazing things here.  The following is the last update as to my movements, including what the rest of today and tomorrow will look like.

Tuesday (Aug 19)
Karin had school, and took me to the center early.  I helped Cecille with the SLC pre-school program again.  These kids are uncontrollably cute and are eager to learn.  It has been such a blessing to meet them a...
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I can't believe that I have less than 4 days left here in the Philippines.  This has certainly been a journey and an adventure.  

Friday (Aug 15)
We went on a community visit to the families who live along the rail road tracks near Karin's place.  It was an eye opener that there was such living conditions so near to the nice apartment where we were staying.  It was a very hot morning and I was feeling quite exhausted, so after the visit we went to a corner store to get a bit of air conditioning...
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As many of you know, I came here with the expectation that God would show me if ministries like this are what He has prepared for me.  In January when John came to Bethany to share, I was struck by the practicality of their ministries and the devotion of all their workers to their dream.  Since coming here, those initial reactions have been reinforced as I have gotten to know each of the staff better.

I am still praying for God's direction as to my future, but I am also enjoying each moment of...
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So sorry for being so delayed in this next post.  The internet has been pretty spotty everywhere we go, so I finally gave in and went to an internet cafe, which is where I am sending this to you from.  Here is the low down of the last few days.

Wednesday (Aug 6)
Last time I just told you about the morning of Wednesday.  That afternoon I helped Ate Lorna prepare the food for the feeding program.  My help consisted on peeling many eggs that had been boiled and dividing up the food between 49 cont...
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Yesterday's post was a very short one just to let you know about my activities here in Manila with IT Tender.  Now I want to give you more.

Sunday:
The first day I arrived, I was feeling a mixture of nervousness and excitement.  I was nervous for how I would find Karin, my wonderful host who was picking me up, and how I would fit in here with the Filipino culture.  As it turned out, these worries have been for nothing.  Once I stepped out of the airport, Karin started jumping and waving.  I wen...
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I made it!! I arrived safe and sound at 7:30 Sunday morning. After getting my bag, I met Karin (my gracious and very British host) and she took me back to her place to freshen up. After a bit of unpacking and a shower, she took me across the city to see the Witts (a very lovely and close family from church). It was really nice to see them here in Manila. They helped me adjust and gave me a few tips for my time here. We stayed together for the rest of the day. Then Karin took m back to her pla...
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In less than 9 hours, I will be boarding a plane that will take me on a crazy and wonderful adventure to the Philippines.  As the hours count down, I am both nervous and excited.  I am nervous simply for the loneliness of the 20+ hours of travelling and the faint uncertainty of what I am doing during my entire time there.  Yes I have a couple ideas of what I will be doing, but those will just be a few days of the 3 weeks of my trip.  I am excited to see what God has planned for me and how He ...
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