Month: March 2011
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Day 8 (Jess’s View)
The last few days have been a roller coaster of emotions as we began to think about the fact that leaving was around the corner. For the most part, our time in the Philippines seemed to almost stand still or move very slowly. I thank God for that gift He gave us to enjoy what…
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Day Eight
As I begin to write this entry, I am flying above the north Pacific ocean en route to Seattle. The plane and it’s varied occupants are sitting above a soft and buttery bank of clouds illuminated by moonlight. I was fortunate enough to get a window seat, with Jordan on my left, Jess and Kyra…
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Day Seven (before we leave)
The day is over, our bags are packed and we have just a few hours of sleep left before we hop on a jet plane for home. My heart is heavy, but peaceful. My mind is racing, yet my thoughts are clear. I wish I had the time to share with you the amazing day…
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Day Six
Sorry for not getting this one out earlier. I hope you can all forgive me for being a little selfish in wanting to spend some more time with the kids. We are getting closer and closer to the kids with each and every moment. I can’t remember if I wrote this earlier, but I’m kind…
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Day Five
Well, we had quite a day. Before heading to Antipolo for some street ministry we continued work on the clinic. I spent some time this morning with the kids and enjoyed playing with them. I talked it over with Jess and we are going to sponsor at least one child here. I am so excited…
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Day Five – Afternoon Trip to Antipolo
We are headed to Antipolo this afternoon for a very stretching experience. We will be ministering to some street kids and we would ask for all of you prayers in this. I will update you this evening on the days events.
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Day Four
Well, I don’t have a lot of news to report for today, but we continue to make progress on the clinic. Plumbing has proven to be more challenging than originally anticipated, but otherwise things are progressing. I spent some quality time this morning singing songs and playing games with the kids. Some duck, duck, goose,…
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Day 3 (Brent’s view)
Yesterday was a game changer. For the first time, I felt deep inside me, the desire to adopt a child. As I walked up to church with our group, Jess was holding the hand of one of the girls. As we exited out the entry gate she grabbed my hand as well. We continued to…
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Day 3 in the Philippines
How do I even begin with all that happened today. It was an emotional journey today that opened our eyes to so many different things.
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Day Two (now with pictures!)
Before I get going on the happenings of our life here at Rehoboth, we were not affected by Japan’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake that occurred around 1:00 pm our time yesterday. Our prayers are with the relief effort of the many aid workers in Japan and the surrounding costal communities. As far as I know, there was no…
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Our first day at Rehoboth
When we arrived at Rehoboth Children’s home in the little hours of the morning it was very quiet. It was around 2 am and everyone was asleep, and we wished that we could be sleeping. That is one thing that a 24 hour journey will do to you, with little rest and uncomfortable confines. This…
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Snowshoeing in Yellowstone
Brent and I had the privilege to take a day and spend it snowshoeing around Mammoth in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday with some friends. We spent hours trekking around trails enjoying God’s wonderful creation of hotspots. It was quite the adventure, as we have never seen Yellowstone outside the context of summer. Snowshoeing has…