• Friday 25 July – Credit crunch?


    After a very warm week, we joined the students at Bayang Resort near May-it for a student centre outing. It was one of the annual outings and about 30 of us went to this resort. Let me just explain a little bit more. This place didn’t offer lodgings, but it certainly provided entertainment. As you can see from the p...
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  • Wednesday 23 July – winding down or winding up?


    I am trying to catch up with the blogs that have been saved on my computer and not been published. So you’ll see a few going up in quick successions.   After preaching on Sunday and leading 2 bible studies on Monday (at the end of an outing to the Taytay Falls, Laguna with other SAW teams!) I had officially...
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  • 2 down 1 to go


    2 down 1 to go We’ve entered into our 3rd week in Lucban, and that also signifies that our time here is approaching the end. Marisol left us on Friday to resume her studies in Canberra, Australia. Her departure was also a good time for us to reflect on the past 2 weeks and prepare for the final week. Both of us h...
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  • Raising up a child


    Yes, we do have a lot of young children here in Lucban though I am referring to the many new/young Christians that we’ve encountered over the past week. Since the opening of the student centre, there has been a significant growth in the number of students coming and many have since turned to Christ and been baptised. There are also quite a few frequent members/ visitors at the centre who have...
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  • On-Campus Outreach


      Though the Living Word Student Centre is a hotspot for many students, there are still quite a number that are unaware of it and are also unreached. While the leaders are trying to get accreditation for the society so it will be recognised by the university, the three of us will be giving lessons, seminars and lectures at the university to bring more students to the centre, befriend unre...
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  • Lucban: the Living Word Student Centre


    After a ride through the picturesque Quezon province, swerving on winding mountain roads, passing by the placid Laguna Lake, we finally arrived in Quezon. We met Pastor Paul who brought us to the Living Word student centre. A place open from 8am to 8pm for students to chill out, finish their assignments, talk and ha...
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  • Philippines - the team & first impressions


    After delayed flights, getting lost in metro Manila, getting bumped off an overbooked flight, the team finally arrived in OMF Mission Centre in Quezon City (see photo). The team has only 3 members (yes – only 3!), but we are very different individuals. First up, on the left, is Jonathan. He was born down under, bro...
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