Archive for March 14th, 2010

       My wife Erin and I have been living in the Philippines for almost a year and a half, and have been attending language school in Manila, in preparation for our move to the Bicol region, to serve the Lord as full time missionaries.

Our Goal: This coming November we will begin the transition process from Manila to Bicol.¬† Bicol is the name of the province we will be moving to.¬† It is ten hours south of Manila by bus.¬† At which point we take a boat another hour, to the islands of Cagraray and San Miguel.¬† It is there that three churches have been started.¬† It is our will to come along side Dave Matthews our friend and missionary, to provide support ministry on the campsite and to the local churches.¬† The campsite mentioned above is located on Cagraray Island, serves as a retreat center for youth camps, and other functions.¬† The campsite is also where much of the discipleship training is done.¬† Erin and I will both be actively involved in the¬† discipleship training.¬† As part of the discipleship training we will be teaching English.¬†¬† Few commentaries or books on the Bible are available in Tagalog, and this would be a great tool for ministry.¬† We will also be working to develop Sunday School curriculum¬† for the kids, and training for the adults.¬† On top of that we will be deeply involved in¬† many of the livelihood projects.¬† One we are pursuing aggressively right now is hand made cards, which are being made from the natural materials found on the island.¬† It is our goal to be able to market and sell these cards on the internet, thus bringing income and a Lord willing a small industry to the island, that will be able to provide the islanders with much needed work. (more…)