• Saying Grace
    04/10/2007 3:15 pm

    As I was walking down the street, in a small town, I met a woman who owns a convenience store. She motioned to me to sit with her at the front of her shop. They were just making lunch and invited me to eat with them! (Read More)
  • Don’t Miss Out
    04/10/2007 3:10 pm

    What is your first impression of a short-term mission trip? Remote? Tribal? Filthy? Japan is the exact opposite to many of these descriptions. It is clean, conveniently located and modern. (Read More)
  • Living a “Mission Driven” Life
    04/08/2007 5:26 pm

    Hopping off the plane, I told myself, “This is it. I’m finally here in Asia.” The journey to that point was not easy for me. It involved many months of contemplation, prayers and preparation for this three month long missions trip. I started with lots of worries and concerns – the possibility of losing my job, not being present when my family needed me, leaving all the friends behind. I also struggled as to whether God really wanted me to go. Could it be wrong? (Read More)
  • Youth, Reborn Through Hardships
    19/02/2007 8:50 am

    Three square meals a day is something many youths in poor Filipino communities have never known, and is one of the enticements of the Bukang Liwayway Education Assistance program’s summer camp. (Read More)
  • Selective Storm
    19/02/2007 8:51 am

    Storms often blow through Bicol. Still, the one that struck the last week of September was different. Typhoon Milenyo gave little advanced notice. (Read More)