Trip down to Visalia

March 4, 2011 we headed down to Visalia, CA to visit Abounding Grace Church. On our way there we were able to stop at the headquarters of the Sun Maid Raisin Company. It was a fun treat just to see where they grow the grapes and to visit their store.

Fun day in the snow

We were so thankful to be able to spend a day in the snow. We went to a place near Lake Tahoe, CA. The kids have seen snow before but this is the first time they really got to play in it. We were thankful to be able to borrow some snow gears so we didn't freeze. We truly enjoyed our time, it was a beautiful day, not many people. We even had a little picnic in the snow. What a blessing!

Noah's 9th Birthday, Chloe's 7th Birthday

We're thankful that Noah can celebrate his 9th birthday here in the US. It's his first time to experience celebrating his birthday here in the US, with family and friends. My sister took us out for lunch after worship.

Chloe had her birthday the next day, February 28. She turned 7! We went to the Jungle Gym in Concord, CA.

Furlough Video- 2011

The Lord has opened up a door to go on furlough again. We left Manila on Feb 23, 2011 and hope to be in the US for about 3 months. We look forward to visiting our supporting churches, friends, and family. We are indeed grateful for God's continued provisions for us.

Hope you enjoy this video of our work and ministry in the Philippines!

20k Run

The day after Luke's birthday I was able to join a 20k run at the Fort, in Global City. Got up early at 3am to get ready and at 4am was picked up by a friend to go to the race. Keren, Kurt and I went there and were surprised to that the event was so different from the one we just recently joined a few weeks earlier. This was definitely smaller and less of a hoopla. The 20k race started at 5:15 and off I went with all the other runners. I started on a good pace and tried to do a 9 minute mile. After hitting 10k that's when I started to get tired. Mentally I had to quote verses and remind myself of the race I am in as a Christian. It really helped me to meditate on the Word and sing songs in my head. This was a harder run than the ones previous half-marathon I've done. This is the first time I ran without a partner. I used to run races with Nathaniel but since he's had knee injury he had to stop running. But anyhow, the Lord helped and sustained my strength until the finish line. I finished it at 2hrs, 5 min. Praise the Lord for his mercies!

Luke's 12th Birthday

December 10, 2010



Luke turned 12 a few days ago. We're so thankful for our son. He was all excited, everyone was excited for him. He got up early to play basketball with his dad, then we had breakfast in the terrace. Nathaniel had a little devotion before breakfast and shared from Psalm 127 " Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward...blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!" He opened up his presents and of course he knew most of the things he got from his wish list. We took him later on to watch the Narnia movie "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" at Greenhills. Later that afternoon he had another basketball game with his friends. What a great blessing it was to celebrate our firstborn's 12th birthday.

Singles' Conference- One Single Passion

So thankful that we were able to take some of our young people (about 20 of them) to the singles' conference entitled "One Single Passion" at Higher Rock Church last November 29. Nathaniel was one of the speakers at the session. It was a wonderful time of learning and fellowship time with singles from other churches. There were about 300 young people who attended the conference. Praise God for all that we learned and what He will accomplished in the lives of these singles as a result of this conference.