So today I was able to present to my church a bit about why I am going to the Philippines this summer to work it IT Tender.  I said much that is already included in my blog posts and descriptions on this site.  Afterwards everyone was very encouraging and kept saying it was a job well done.  I want to say a huge thank you to them all.  They have watched me grow up from an infant and have always been supporting me in prayer, whether I knew it or not.  They have supported me in my YWAM adventur...
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A few weeks ago, around the same time as the last post, I booked my flights to the Philippines!  It's pretty exciting to have something that has just been a theory and idea come to life with the purchase of plane tickets.  I leave August 1st and return late August 22nd.  Now stuff gets real.

As this is the largest portion of my budget and the biggest expense of my trip, I am beginning to become more intentional in gathering support.  This Sunday (May 25th), I will be given a short time to shar...
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This January, John Coffey, the leader of IT Tender ministries, a branch of International Teams Philippines, was speaking at our church as to the activities of their ministries.  As I sat and listened, I became more and more interested and intrigued by what he was reporting.  He shared stories of children who's lives had been changed through their ministries and how they in turn changed his life.  As he explained the ways their ministries functioned, I became increasingly inspired and ideas in...
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