Merry Christmas yet again! I am pleased to let you all know that our miracle tailor was indeed a miracle tailor and stitched all the kids’ costumes in two days! They look quite good too and are quite close to what we had originally wanted. And of course the kids look so totally adorable in [...]
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!! By the time this is up on my blog it may be well into the new year celebrations, but just wanted to shout out to my family and friends. My craziest, bestest friend Kel whom I haven’t seen in six years is joining me for Christmas Eve (love you, freek!), and there’s [...]
Here are the photos from the Christmas party at the cancer ward that I wrote about in my last Christmas in Manila post. The photos were taken by Marlon Despues, a professional photographer (thanks for your help!) Also, this blog would not be complete without thanking friends who made it possible: Geri, Bernard, Marlon, Antoine, [...]
Joy to the World -Christmas has come, The tree is missing a star The dancers need costumes The kids sound off tune At least the band can sing La la la, Fra la la Well, you get the picture—it’s the run up to Christmas and suddenly it seems that there is so much more to [...]
Yesterday was a bit tiring… but that’s life here in this household. Dad was away on business and mom, as a volunteer missionary with The Family, was counselling someone in town. So it was up to me to handle the army at home. I’ve always wanted kids, and never had any of my own (I’m [...]
I didn’t think it could happen so quickly, but you know that verse, “with God all things are possible”? It’s been the key to EVERY impossible situation for me. Just days after arriving in Manila, I started looking around for people to help me put together a Christmas party for kids with cancer at the [...]
Hey guys! MERRY CHRISTMAS! Our home (with the help of another nearby Family home) has just done our first college program for the season! Here in India you never know what the stage (or the sound – heh) will turn out like, and our first program was surely no exception! Interestingly enough, the stage this [...]
I always thought you had to get rich first, then be one of those people who can afford to go around to hospital wards making wish lists for the sick kids and making them happen. But I learned something else last week. while getting together with Jenny, another volunteer with The Family International, she told [...]
Sara writes: Today Priya finally came over. It’s the 8th Bible class or so we’ve had together since we met. I usually take the baby on Sunday, but the Lord showed me to give her a class this Sunday at the same time. Well the last time I tried that it was a massive disaster……..yes [...]
The Prisoner By Nyx Martinez (Published by The Family International in “Reflections”) She held the cellphone in her trembling hand, not wanting to read the text message that had just come in. But she’d provoked it. She’d waited a month for his return—the last week sheer torture. When he’d called the previous day to say [...]