Padens in the Philippines

Merry Christmas- Maligayang Pasko- Maayong Pasko Those are the languages that we speak here in Mindanao. (Tagalog and Cebuano or commonly known as Bisaya. Bisaya is almost the same as Cebuano just adapted over time to form different words and phase from area to area.) As Gilmer introduced him at church to the mens group, they were all equally excited. The man from Luzon (the northern island where Manila is located) was excited to share about his work and opportunities he has to share with Muslims on a weekly basis. The mens group at our church were excited because they have heard about fellow filipinos reaching out to their own countrymen, but had not had a chance to meet many in person. He shared stories with them about being involved in the lives of the children by helping them in an after school tutoring program, thus opening up doors to reach their families. He shared about the community work they are involved by providing work and means for families to better support ...

One Year Already We are thankful for the opportunity God has given us to have been here in Davao City. I can't believe how fast the time has gone and I guess I better stop telling people we are new here!  So much has been going on the last few months- many open doors, and lots of answered prayers- let me show you some highlights below. PSC Retreat last March -the kids and I were not able to attend but Gilmer is in there somewhere :) Gilmer is receiving our 10 year recognition with SEND International at the retreat. We are very blessed to have been able to serve with this wonderful organization for the last 10 years! My ladies group at church Pray for Shirl, she is one of our applicants for long term service! Some of the happy graduates from the seminar we were teaching at one of our partner churches Some promotion time during a youth event in Davao in April. Gilmer's selfie at a mens retreat he was able to attend Gilmer ...

"God isn't looking for people of great faith, but for individuals ready to follow Him" Hudson Taylor From the Philippines to China “I think one of the advantages of having an Asian face is that Chinese people are not intimidated by me. I think this is generally true for all Asians -- we tend to be quite easily intimidated by Westerners. Because I am not intimidating, women tend to open up more easily and express themselves freely which leads to deep friendships.” http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=38a9985a32fa0ede754b4a2b7&id=f6c79f7e1f&e=467d5fb377 Read the rest of her story on the link above. This is what we are all about! This is why we are here. To answer these questions. Why is it important to send out Filipinos? We talked a lot about this when we were in the States during home service. We told stories of places Gilmer could go, being Filipino, that me or our other western works could not. We told about how the Philippines has been discipl...