Padens in the Philippines

Psalms 33:20-22 We wait  in hope for the Lord; he  is our help and our shield.   In him our hearts rejoice,  for we trust in his holy name.   May your unfailing love  be with us,  Lord ,      even as we put our hope in you. Our PSC Family November is already here!!! We have so much to share with all of you, I don't even know where to start. If it seems like we dropped off the globe for a while, we are sorry about that. Keeping up with the day to day things are overwhelming enough and unfortunately things that are not basic necessities (like sleep!) get set aside for a while. Thankfully I think we are all adjusting to our new life with four kids. It's much faster passed than before! Adding a infant to the mix of an already busy life requires some adjusting. I'm looking forward to the Christmas break and a little down time. Let me take you back some months before we get to the recent news. I never h...

Gilmer Luke Paden Luke was born August 1st, at 7:19am. He was 7 pounds and 6 ounces and 20 inches long. Everything went well with the scheduled c-section and we were able to go home last Friday. Julie and the baby are doing well. The rest of the family (Nhaya, Caleb, and Josiah) were ecstatic to meet their new brother and can't seem to hold him enough. Thank you all for your prayers for a healthy pregnancy and safe delivery. God has truly blessed us with another little miracle!! Priceless!  Getting ready to leave the hospital. Josiah enjoying his new brother! Caleb and little Luke Can you tell Nhaya is a little excited :) Blessings, Gilmer, Julie, Nhaya, Caleb, Josiah, and Luke Paden SEND International- Philippines

It is the beginning of the Philippine summer here so it is hot and humid, the sky is clear, and the breeze is nowhere!  It is crazy busy here ministry wise. We are in the middle of our training for our four short-term teams this year.  Two teams are going to assist the ministry of our church planting field among a tribe of Northern Thailand (this is our newest SEND field to open). They will be involved in creative ministry to reach this particular people group. One of the teams getting ready to go. Another team called EVE Team are also going to Thailand and will be doing specialized ministry. They are going to Khon Kaen, and are our Pilot Team working alongside Pathway International Fellowship, teaching conversational English to 100 Department Heads and staff. This team will consist of TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language) trained teachers and assistants seeking to help build relationships and open doors to the Gospel through English and Values. Th...

Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Ps. 73:25-26 We have some exciting news to share for those who haven't heard yet. This summer we are expecting a new member of the Paden Family to arrive!! Yes, that's right, I'm pregnant!! We are very excited and the kids can't wait until their little brother or sister arrives. I'm 16 weeks along right now and everything so far is going well. We found a good hospital and wonderful doctor who has delivered many other missionary babies born here in the Philippines. It's my job to update the blog, so I apologize for the delay, only recently have I been feeling better as the morning sickness subsides. The due date is August 9th. Family Update: Besides the good news we received in December about the baby, we have had a lot of other milestones in our family. See pictures below. Josiah turned ...