Our New Car

A big THANK YOU to those of you who donated money for us to get a car. We are so excited!

For the last several months we have been praying and believing God for a vehicle. Last month, Ptr. Glen called us up unexpectedly to tell us that he had talked to some business people and had raised enough money for us to buy a vehicle. He also opened it up for our church congregation to participate in this gift. We are so thankful for our God who is so faithful to us. We are also very grateful to the people who were used of God and who gave towards this. Our God supplies all of our needs according to His riches in Glory through Christ Jesus. We used the money to buy a 1990 Mitsubishi Pajero (in the States, it's called a Montero). It is the best vehicle that Jay found for the price range that we were looking for. It has low miles, new tires, tight suspension (important for the roads here), 2.5 L. turbo diesel motor, a sun-roof that probably won't be used much, clean interior, seats 7, and the most important feature is the duel A.C. Having our own transportation is really going to expand what we can do here. Once again, thank you to all who participated. And mostly we give thanks to the One who loves us unconditionally and who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.

My Girls

I (Anna-Lisa) call them "my girls". These are the girls that attend my "small group". Usually, we have a book study every week. Every six weeks or so, we have a fun day. This time I had them all over for a popular Philippine treat called halo-halo. It's made from crushed ice with different add-ins, including but not limited to banana, strips of fresh coconut, fruity things (don't know what to call them or how to describe), rice crispies, ube (another item that I don't know how to explain, but it is my favorite ingredient), piece of flan, and evaporated milk. It's served with the add-ins on top and then the person eating it, stirs it up. They tell me that halo-halo means mix-mix. It's one of my favorite things now. We are so thankful to our friends, the Dillman's, who gave Jayson a snowcone maker for Christmas just so we could make this delicious treat. The ice was perfectly shaved. The girls also enjoyed playing on our Wii. Another item that we are thankful for getting at Christmas. We had a lot of fun. I mostly had fun watching the girls enjoy themselves.

Easter 2009

We had an awesome Easter service. Pastor Jay was our main speaker. He shared the Gospel and approximately 50 people came forward at his invitation. Out of those, 36 received Jesus as their Lord and Savior. The others made a re-dedication to Jesus. After the service, we had Pastor Paul and his family along with his sister Pressy and her family over for Jay's famous cheeseburgers. Jay makes the best cheeseburgers around and are requested by all who have the pleasure of tasting them. For fun after lunch we had the annual egg hunt. This was Pressy's daughter's first experience. She talked about it for days afterward. It was a very enjoyable day from beginning to end.

Graduation 09

Last year we purchased uniforms for some youth who wouldn't have been able to attend high school without them. Pictured above are two of the group who graduated this year. Out of the group of 13 who received uniforms, all but three either graduated or are still attending school.