Update

It’s been too long since my last post, and for that I’m sorry so I’ll try to give a little run down on what has been happening here in the Philippines.

           

            Uncle Tom and Aunt Karen are here now, and it has brought a renewed life and energy to everyone. It has been so much fun to watch them interact with the kids. They love them so much, and you can really see that when they are able to be with them. To have them here is the highlight of the year for the kids at Sankey. Since they arrived we’ve played a few basketball games, chess, soccer, capture the flag, and a lot of unicycle.  I’m finally starting to get pretty good on the unicycle, and now I’m working on going backwards which has not been easy. I was able to almost make it across the whole basketball court going backwards, but I still have a long way to get as good as the kids.

It has been so much fun to have Uncle Tom and Aunt Karen here! There constant encouragement and their faith in the Lord has given me some a new focus on my mission here. We are starting to get ready for the basketball trip, which starts Dec. 29^th and the church building trip that will immediately follow. The basketball trip will be with some fellow Americans, and the construction team will be a team for Australia. Both will be amazing experiences to share the Gospel to a lot of people. Hopefully all the unicycle practice will have paid off, and that Uncle Tom, Mac Mac, Erwin, Roy, and I will put on a good halftime show for all the people that come out. It should be a lot of fun, and I’ll try and have some of the guys take some video so I can show you all.

So the coming week are going to be very full, and hopefully very fruitful! Please keep us in your prayers as we will be able to spread the good news. Pray that our message is clear, and centered on Christ and not ourselves. This time will be a lifelong memory, and I pray that we are able to really reach as many people as we can.

            Uncle Tom and Aunt Karen took all the kids and Kelly (my fellow missionary) and I to go see The Hobbit in 3D. It was the first 3D movie for most of the kids, and I had so much fun watching them during the movie reach out and try to touch the characters, as they seemed to be right in our faces. They loved it. Just going to the movies is a huge deal, but actually seeing 3D was something that they will never forget. Since we went to see the movie they have been going back and watching The Lord of The Rings every night. I’m trying to get a few of them to read the books, but haven’t had any luck on that yet.

Christmas is very different here than in the States. Kelly and I have been showing them some classic Christmas movies, and it’s been so much fun to introduce them to ones they have never seen before. We’ve watched the Grinch and Elf and we are planning to show them Home Alone which none of them have seen.

 I’m having a lot of fun just spending time with the boys and trying to make a lasting impact on their lives. We finished going through the life of Moses, and the boys seemed enjoyed it. They really pay attention to the Bible studies, and they actually have started to share their thoughts, which is such an answer to prayer. We are now going through a little devotional book on becoming content. It has been awesome to see them actually interact with each other and myself. The Bible studies have been amazing for me as well! Having to study God’s word has been such a blessing, and life changing.

I am so blessed to be here, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what God is going to do during these evangelism trips coming up!