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 [...]
Joni writes: Navidad, Navidad Es para ninos Vamos todos a cantar Christmas Day! And what a wonderful day we had! The kids woke up bright and early, too excited to sleep. They dug into their stockings (Christmas gift bags this year– got to the store too late and the stockings were sold out–the kids didn’t [...]
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 [...]
Joni writes: I told you about our little girls’ performing group. They are so cute! Not only are they making others happy this Christmas but they’ve been so happy themselves and excited about every show (and they’ve done a lot of shows already!) I’ve been thrilled to watch them as they experience the joy of [...]
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, [...]
Vas writes: Ok, so now to tell you the story of one of the other songs I wrote for my wife—”Shake Your Little Tail“. It was Christmas time and I was taking care of the kids because my wife had been working really hard and she needed a break. She always does so much and [...]
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 [...]
Joni writes: About a week ago we held our Christmas benefit dinner for all our dear friends and supporters of The Family here. Vas and I organized the musical side and helped to arrange the program. It was a big job… but I enjoyed it. Especially for the fact that our dear friend… “professional musician [...]