Well, its been an eventful last three weeks. As some of you may know, it has been a devestating time for the Philippines this month. Two typhoons hit in a span of about 8 days. Massive flooding affected 3 million people in the capital city of Manila and hundreds of thousands still have nowhere to go. Hundreds of thousands of families are sleeping in schools and churches. Our city, Baguio, is situated in the mountians so flooding is less common. However, landslides make typhoons especially dangerous for the poor. A family of five was buried alive just around the corner from the seminary where we live. We just received word that 8 of the street boys we minister to were caught in a flooded stream and swept away. 7 were rescued. The eighth is still missing. Thank you for your prayers for the Filipino people. This is such a wonderful opportunity to share the love of the Lord and give people hope.
We'd like to especially thank Faith Worship Center for their generous gift for the flood victims. Your gift is enabling families who have lost everything to begin again. Food and relief is a tool for sharing and living the gospel. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Please pray with us for Angela, the director of His Heart. Her mother went to heaven on Sunday in New Zealand. By Gods grace, Angela and Yasmin arrived just in time. She is in New Zealand now and is unsure when she will return. In the meantime, the team here is carrying on. Thank you for your prayers for them during this difficult time.
In other news, the seminary hosted its annual missions night last week. Special mission services take place all week. Students from various countries showcase talent and do cultural presentations. We have an incredible banquet meal with lots of Asian home cooking. This year the Americans chose Monday Night Football. The guys ran slow motion plays to the Hank Williams' song while the ladies did cheers. It was a blast and well received by all.
We are really looking forward to sharing what God is doing here on our visit home in December.
:) We can't tell you how much we have grown and changed.
God bless ya'll.
Paige and Kent
5 comments:
wow- prayers for the safety of ALL!
what a cute picture of you two- when was that taken-
Paige you are a CUTE cheerleader!
Thanks for the update, we are praying for the precious people there who are suffering so much. We're grateful that you guys were not injured by the storms. I love the picture. You guys look like high school sweethearts.
:) thanks. the pic was taken last week at our missions banquet.......... :)
We love hearing from you two. We continue to pray for you. Hope you enjoyed those few days in September. Love You and Pray that God's Blessings will be upon you.
We will keep all of you in prayer!
You are doing such a great job sharing God's love. Keep up the great work.
The picture is great (Kent you sure look a lot like Dad)
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