Mindanao, Philippines

My first week has flown by in the Philippines. It all seems a blur as I think back to when I first arrived in Thailand till now. God has just opened my eyes to so much of what He intended for us. My life will never be the same and my view of God and what He says in His word will forever be changed. The Philippines has been surreal. Each day I wake up at 5am and get ready for my day. I have a breakfast of eggs and toast and a mango drink, and head out in a Jeepney with our Filipino Pastors. We go to at least 10 schools a day, some are in the mountains and remote places, and at each school we gather the children and teachers together and tell them about the good news of God's love, Jesus' death and resurrection and the free gift He offers us of eternal life with Him! It is amazing to see the responses of these children and they are wrapped in each word I say. At the end of my speech I give an invitation and tell the children that if they believe Jesus died for their sins and they want to invite Him into their hearts that they can do that today!! They stand up and pray a prayer of repentance and salvation and I get to see the children of God adopted into His family! It never ceases to amaze me as I sit there in awe of how God used my uncoordinated, simple, and human words to do a supernatural miracle in these kids lives. Each day I see 100's of kids come to know the Lord as their Savior. If I am really lucky these kids share their life with me and tell me their hopes and dreams and I can know them on a deeper level! God is so incredible! There was one school way up in the mountains where we were the first white people they had ever seen, how awesome is that!! This passion for missions is like a volcano that is erupting and has not stopped and I hope will never stop! I pray each night that God continues to use me for His glory to reach His people for His sake! I want to thank everyone who has been a support to me these past 6 months and have blessed me financially, spiritually and physically! Thank you for your commitment to seeing the works of God done in this world. I want to encourage everyone to be missionaries and spread the Word of God to all they meet, to live their life a living sacrifice for the Lord! Thank you Lord for your many blessings in my life, thank you for using me till I am dried up and filling me back up with your strength!