Philippines Update – January 24th

January 24, 2012 This morning we have visited two barrios near Sikatuna – which is northwest of our barrio by several miles (kilometers).  The “Balilihan” barrio captain was very receptive and several of the barangay officials greeted us.  We studied the statistics posted on the wall of the barangay hall wall that listed the number [...]

Update from Bohol

January 22, 2012 (Update from Denny and Ellen Freed) This is our third day here in Bohol and we must says that it’s very good to be back.  We have missed our dear friends here so it was good to see everyone this morning at church.  We arrived here on Thursday evening about 7pm after [...]

Goodbyes Are Always Hard

When I woke this morning I had this unsettling feeling in my tummy, knowing that we were nearing our departure from the people of the barrio, the island of Bohol, our experience adventure, which was coming to and end… Goodbyes are always hard, but for some reason I was fearing this one. Was it because [...]

“Without Beauty Inside, What Good is the Brain?”

This last week has been such an eye opener, I have seen things you only read in books. We get so wrapped up in our lives of convenience that we forget or neglect to see what is going around us. We fail to see the needs of others, no matter how big or small, and [...]

Goodbyes Are Not Forever

What a wonderful experience this has been and I am sad to see it come to a halt. Our last full day was packed with fun-filled activities and lots of memorable moments. We started our day off by finishing the students’ school pictures and making homemade pizzas for the teachers. In return they made us [...]

Kelly’s Take

Another day down and not much more to do. Our team has successfully approached the finish line of our goal. With only a few finishing touches we should be done today. Yesterday definitely took a few/most of us beyond our comfort zone as far as weather is concerned. It was very humid. Towards the end [...]

Melonie’s Message

My son, Dillon and I are having a wonderful experience here in Calunasan Sur.  It seems almost bitter sweet.  It’s difficult to see people who do not have enough food for their family or who cannot afford medical services.  Yet the people here in the barrio that we have met have welcomed us with open [...]

Hello, greetings from Bohol :-)

 After 3 days, 4 flights, 1 outfit, many hours of layover and few hours of sleep, our missions team arrived safely Friday shortly after noon. All 13 of us enjoyed the view and experience of riding in a jeepney. So far we have toured the barrio, started our painting project on the elementary school and [...]

Bohol Fun

It is hard to believe tomorrow is the last day I will spend with my friends Wilbur and Vernelle Unrau, and Marv Bethea here in Beautiful Bohol, Philippines.  I was talking to my wife, Mary, on Skype saying how fast the time has gone.  We left home almost three weeks ago and and it seems [...]

Bohol, Philippines

 Greetings! This is Denny and Ellen from Bohol. We have been here for two weeks and plan to leave for Seattle on this coming wednesday the 13th, a quick trip for us. We have not come with a team this time, instead we have focused on fact-finding and program evaluation.   We have spent a lot of time [...]

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