Padens in the Philippines

“Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.”  Psalm 96:3 Dear Friends and Partners, Thank you for standing with us through your prayers and support. We continue to see God at work in amazing ways—through students, short-term mission teams, and opportunities to share Christ. Here are some highlights and ways you can keep praying!   Praise Reports Josiah is in Kenya! Huge praise—Josiah raised all his support for his Royal Servants trip! He is now serving in Kenya, sharing Christ with local communities. Before leaving, he spent an extra month in the U.S., enjoying time with family and bonding with his new niece. Please keep praying for Josiah and his team as they minister. ( Video here )   Gilmer & Luke in Palawan For the next two weeks, Gilmer and Luke are helping a Royal Servants team in northern Palawan. Remember Tom (the director of Royal Servants) from last year who come to help our teams. This year Gilmer and Luke are help...

As promised in the last update -see what God did on our Thailand team last summer.  Thank You for Your Partnership! Dear Friends and Supporters, We are so grateful for your continued partnership in what God is doing here in the Philippines. Your prayers, support, and encouragement mean the world to us. You are an essential part of this ministry, and we’re constantly amazed at how God works through the body of Christ to accomplish His mission. Thank you for standing with us! A Look Back: Fruit from TEAM 4:5 In our last newsletter, we shared about our summer work through  TEAM 4:5 , a short-term missions discipleship program. Since then, we’ve been keeping in touch with many of our participants—and what we’ve seen is nothing short of inspiring. A couple Sundays ago, our church here in Davao hosted a ministry fair. Each ministry set up a booth to showcase its role in the church. Julie and I represented the  Missions Ministry , highlighting how short-term missions can ignite ...

"Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Ps. 46:10   What an astonishing command and reminder! Be still – in the midst of battle, stop, lay down your weapons, allow yourself to be weak, and let go. The past few months have been overwhelming, yet looking back, we can't help but marvel at how God made everything work. Had we insisted on our own way, it could have been a mess. TEAM 4:5 First, we want to thank you so much for all your prayers, encouragement, and financial support. We couldn’t have done this without your partnership. Last year, our family took a vacation to the island of Palawan. We visited the place where Julie and I first met years ago, during a Teen Missions Team trip. That place has now transformed into a beautiful camp, where we stayed for a few nights and reconnected with old friends. In our conversations, the idea of running a  summer  camp came up, and as we prayed, we became certain t...