Before the mission houses, guest hut and dormitory were buildings, they were mere bags of cement and pieces of metal and other supplies sitting in various stores in the main city. They were trees and bamboo yet to be fallen and cut apart by loggers in the forest. All those pieces and parts had to [...]
One morning, Bruce and I decided to play “hookie” and take a break from our whirlwind of activities. We put on our helmets, hopped on the motorcycle and went venturing out, not knowing where to go and what to do in this new world of social distancing, masks and checkpoints. Palawan is famous for [...]
Being a missionary is a profession in which you should know a little bit of everything. We called it “a jack of all trades - master of none.” You know how to do many different things, but you’re not an expect in any one particular thing. I graduated with a Bachelor of Theology because I [...]
The Sagpangan Church is attended by many children of various ages. The number attending Sabbath School and church service vary from 8 to 55. Many enjoy coming because of the wonderful arts and crafts, learning and reciting Bible memory verses, listening to Bible stories and the joyful singing. Children of all ages love attending Sabbath [...]
Overwhelming. We face massive obstacles with the conversion of our AWA land and airstrip in Palawan. There are a multitude of systemic issues brought about by the many layers of governmental rules and processes (aka red tape) as well as years of turnovers which meant the momentum and in some cases the knowledge to convert [...]
We were awakened by our dogs barking furiously and they kept barking all night! When we woke up the following morning, with bags under our eyes, we investigated the matter. Right behind our garden were the traces of the neighbor’s large sow pig. She had spent the night rooting near our cassava plants and [...]
We have waited SO many years for a plane, and we just took one giant step to being closer to that being a reality! A team of aircraft mechanics and pilots came from the States to assemble the plane that has waited so patiently in the container after being shipped over the ocean to our [...]
Jennilyn works at our Aborlan bakery. She left behind her daughters of 8 and 2 years with her husband in Mindanao for work that provides a little means for living. Unbeknown to her when she left her distant island, the job at the bakery is practically non-stop 24 hours, 7 days a week. She [...]
Covid-19. It seems that is all you see on the news and hear in conversations. Even here, on our small island, we have been hugely affected. We have been quarantined to our property. This is a problem to get food. Usually, on Sundays, the farmers and fishermen come in from all over to sell their [...]
The Aborlan police truck was full of policemen, some were armed. Edgar and Von Espinosa hurriedly left the mission house to meet the policemen across Maligaya Road. Our small worship group was in the midst of enjoying a message on Jesus’ death and resurrection when we heard the continual honking and a siren blaring near [...]
