We did not want to miss sharing our August activity with you all and I prepared this post as we traveled into Los Angeles. We have been so crazy busy that I never posted it. So here it is. We will be posting when we return to the Philippines later this month all that …
The Upstate New York District Work & Witness Team arrived to Cebu City in the wee hours of the morning on July 7, and were welcomed by President, Pastor Sam Tabuena and his wife Annabelle. The team did not know all the blessings they would receive on this trip or the blessing they …
It feels like forever since our last blog post! So much has happened! So let’s go back to the middle of May. We were invited to attend the Pastors and Lay Leaders Conference (PALCON). It was very exciting to see the leaders of our church communities worshipping, learning and sharing together. We were also asked …
Almost two weeks ago we said goodbye to Kevin’s mom, Deborah Alice Trowbridge. It was not really goodbye… more like “see ya later”. But, we will really miss her! Mom began to have stomach issues last fall. She was losing weight and not feeling well. At 91 she deteriorated quickly. At about 3 weeks before …
FIRST TEAM COMES FROM ENC! Wow~ We have had an exciting month! We had our first Work & Witness Team in early March. The Philippine Field Office coordinated a wonderful week of learning and experiencing the Filipino culture for a group from Easter Nazarene College (ENC) and Kevin and I learned how to host a …
We are about 1 month on the job here in Manila, Philippines. There is so much to learn. We have had many good teachers. They give us training on culture, customs, how to ride a jeepney and other forms of transportation, and even how to shop for things you need. Simple things can be very …
It has been an eventful 40 days for Kevin and I. We have done a renovation on our home, updating plumbing, and two bathroom remodels, painting all the walls, inside and out, and cleaning out and up the inside and outside in preparation to rent it. During this time, Kevin had his last day at …
Kevin and I are finding that God is working out our plans in his time and according to his will. I, must say I had a wonderful week driving with Kari to Little Rock Arkansas. Life has been stressful and fast paced and I must say, having a 1,663 mile time out was just what I …
FRIDAY NIGHT! We are excited to be On the Journey to the Philippines, but what does that mean? Well it has meant sharing our story this weekend with our church family. We were delighted to have our Faith Builder’s Sunday School class over for a fun time of dessert at Patty’s on Friday night and sharing our vision …
So we spent one week at our new home, the Philippines. It was exciting, terrifying and exhausting at the same time. We came out with three discoveries… We received confirmation of our calling to this job and believe God has equipped us for the work. There is an overwhelming amount of needs with few teams …
