Bruce and I have moved many times in our life. This time, it is different. How can we say goodbye to a community or a village we have been a part of for over four years? We have made this community in Guyana our home. The people have become our friends, our neighbors, and [...]
The last five weeks have been a whirlwind, but we know God is in control. Our original plan was to complete our AWA commitment which ends on May 31, 2020. Then on June 21, 2019, Ric Swaningson, AWA’s president, asked Bruce to take on the AWA Philippines Project, and Monique to remain as the [...]
The sounds of carpentry drifted through the trees, mingling with Tagalog voices. The voices were sounds of men quickly working together to put the roof on the new church. The departure of Laura and the LaBore children was coming the following week, and we wanted very much to have the roof completed before they [...]
Greetings from the Espinosa family! We would like to a story from our AWA Philippines – Palawan Project! The people here on the island of Palawan form a tightly knit community. Their huts are arranged closely and many are not just neighbors, but related to one another. The children all play together and there [...]
Greetings from the Espinosa family! We would like to share exciting news from our AWA Philippines – Palawan Project! Christmas in July? A reality in the Philippines! It is hard to think of snow and Christmas bows while the smell of sunscreen and fresh-cut grass floats through the air. Yet, this is where Christmas [...]
Greetings from the Espinosa family! We would like to share stories about volunteers at our AWA Philippines – Palawan Project! Being short-term volunteers can be awesome! However, it takes a special person who can leave all the comforts of home to come and live in a hut. The Haddads and Gene Porter are some [...]
Greetings from the AWA Philippines Mission Base on the island of Palawan! I was just hanging out on the rack at the hardware store, along with some of my friends, when everything changed. Someone stood in front of us, trying to decide which one of us to choose. I was screaming “PICK ME! PICK [...]
Greetings from the Espinosa family! We would like to share exciting news from our AWA Philippines – Palawan Project! The mission base was suddenly alive with the sound of Canadian teenagers who had whipped out their travel hockey sticks and were hitting the ball around in the bumpy yard. The days had been long [...]
Greetings from the Espinosa family! We would like to share exciting news from our AWA Philippines – Palawan Project! Dust billowed up in the hot wind, and the ground trembled with the weight of the grader as it plowed its way through the grass and bush. The construction for the road had finally begun! We [...]
There's been a lot happening at the Palawan Mission Base with the progress on the new road! The geological engineer was there last week and they are starting to “mow” down the piles of rocks. They also had a controlled burn of the grass so that the diggers can see where to dig and [...]
