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Bohol, Philippines

 Greetings! This is Denny and Ellen from Bohol. We have been here for two weeks and plan to leave for Seattle on this coming wednesday the 13th, a quick trip for us. We have not come with a team this time, instead we have focused on fact-finding and program evaluation.   We have spent a lot of time […]

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India: Day Three – Saturday

Pastor’s and Ministry Workers Conference:Some traveled from as far as three hours by bus! This morning we ate breakfast with a widow and her daughter. Two years ago she lost her husband and was suddenly unable to take care of herself and her daughter.  Through the ministry Pastor Samuel has she receives monthly support, enough […]

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What do you do when your senses are overwhelmed?

Imagine the non-stop sounds of cars honking, bells ringing, cattle, goats, chickens, motorcycles, and music blaring. There is the smell of raw sewage in the air, mixed with the smell of the incense so many of the Hindus use. There is also dust and diesel smoke in the air.  There are so many people and so […]

Hard to understand…

      The trip to the orphanage turned out way better than expected.  It was fun and exciting to spend time with the kids.  What was most important was that they are very well taken care of by the house parents.  They were joyful and outgoing kids and promised to teach me a little […]

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India: Day Two

Shopping Trip Earlier Jay wrote about our shopping trip so I will spare you the details of it with the exception of telling about a couple of the young kids we saw working atthe fabric store. I noticed one of the kids was standing very close to me for a long time but when he […]