Dry Bones or Opportunities

January 28th, 2008 3 Comments

i see opportunities

…it’s never too late!

What would appear a barren wasteland of hopelessness looks like an oasis of paradise with the right persepective. It looks like…
…OPPORTUNITY!

With perspective like this how could we ever give up hope? How could we ever say …

God’s Promise for the Philippines in 2008

January 21st, 2008 3 Comments

Karl by Manila Bay - A Filipino who loves God!

Last night we had the cool opportunity to hear Heidi Baker of Iris Ministries speak. There were so many amazing things that happened …

Soldout Anniversary

October 28th, 2007 No Comments

Melissa and I have been a part of a young professional outreach ministry at our church over the last year called Soldout. An unfortunate trend for young people in the Philippines is to drop out of church …

Lola Legalia

May 13th, 2007 3 Comments

When I ran into Jimmy’s mom’s room she had already stopped breathing and no longer had a pulse. I stood there with Jimmy, his 3 aunties, care giver, and teenage son and daughter. Everyone was starring at one another in shock. Jimmy and I immediately began struggling to get Legalia’s …

My Name Is MUD

April 19th, 2007 6 Comments

God is stirring something up inside of me. My entire life has been a series of events and miracles as He reveals His priorities to me and challenges me to evaluate my own priorities against His. It seams that His priorities always center around two very simple themes;

love and …

Praying For The Pieropractor

April 3rd, 2007 3 Comments

This last weekend I took a little trip with Brian and Nathaniel on our motorcycles to Daranak and Batlag falls near Tanay Philippines. It was such a nice, hot summer day to be taking a morning ride along the beautiful winding roads around Lake Laguna and as …

Have Your Answer Ready

March 1st, 2007 No Comments

I ran across something great on the internet today. I was doing some research for a project I am working on and ran across this image on Flickr.
Its Too Easy To Be Alone
The image is …

All In Hand

February 3rd, 2007 3 Comments

t feels a little silly writing ANOTHER post on our Philippines 9-G Visa and I-Card process, but then again, that’s what personal web blogs are all about. Sharing the mundane, the exciting, the new, and the old. In some cases we get the chance to share about answered prayer and …

Where In The World Are The Pape’s

October 12th, 2006 3 Comments

Many have asked so we thought we would give you all an update on where we are and what is happening.

Short answer is that we are still in Manila awaiting our Visa approval and our iCard travel documents.

If I had any answers as to why there has been a delay …

Prayerful Days

September 6th, 2005 2 Comments

Moving into our final days in Nampa is full of a wide range of emotions. The mounting excitement of our move is being tangibly felt as furniture is replaced with boxes and the general order of a comfortable house is being replaced with disorder. Our days seem full of hot …