Ok...so I am a terrible blogger and am going to try and do better to keep you updated on things here in the Philippines. :) So lets try this again! We just sent out a newsletter that I posted on this site that you can read if you like. Things are slowly settling in to a routine here, but as always that will get shaken up in a week or so. Sierra has been here serving with us since November and she is heading home next week. She believes God has called her home for a season, but that she will join us again. We pray that she does. She does amazing things here and we will definitely miss her. She has quite a few youth that she disciples and ministers to on a weekly basis. She also is our worship team leader and she conducts prayer meetings during the week with our kids. She has a huge impact on our ministry and I pray that she will come back sooner than later. Please pray for her as she makes her transition back to America.
We are also planting a Vineyard church here and things are getting ready to kick off. We will be meeting in the high school starting next Sunday. We are excited because we pray and hope that as we meet in a more neutral place (other than our home) more people will join us. I am excited to really get the children's ministry off the ground and our pastor Paolo is excited to get the church really up and running. We need prayer for our worship team as they will be without a leader and decent instruments once Sierra leaves. But I feel confident that God will provide our needs for the church.
Our kids have been really busy in school. Four of our kids recently participated in a Science competition at the district level. They all did really well but we found out last night that the high school "jingle" team, which Albert was a part of, got first place!!!! We are so proud of him. The jingle competition was where each school had to come up with their own song, or 'jingle', about science and technology and our school won! A few of our high school girls have had to bake for part of their school projects so I have had a good time teaching them how to follow a recipe and bake cookies and pancakes!
Layla, Ellie, and Lily have all been doing great. Layla really loves kindergarten, Ellie is almost completely potty trained, and Lily is really having a blast with all of the kids here while she is on her summer vacation. Thanks for all your prayers! Until the next update: Be blessed!!!
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