Mikayla recently went to the Middle School Banquet. She looked very nice all dressed up!
Joseph Chalmers and Mikayla - at banquet as friends
Kirsten's 5th grade class recently took a field trip to the Mindanao Rural Life Center which trains farmers on farming techniques. It was a very fascinating tour.
If you come visit us, I'll take you there. It is a fascinating place to go.
Faith Academy recently had a concert. All the groups did very well. We are blessed with two great music teachers.
Ben has been going to music at Faith. The song they sang was very sweet.
Kirsten played percussion for the 5th/6th grade band, but it's hard to get a good picture of her when she's at the back of the stage, so here's a pic of her while sitting listening to her sister's band.
Mikayla played clarinet in the 7th/8th grade band. It sounded great. They did a great medley of "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie music!
Our mission agency had a retreat all day today, the first annual for our office. There were many wonderful presentations and speakers throughout the day. I was invited to share a short message to close the evening. Since it was nearly 8 pm by the time I was to speak, I knew it had to be concise and short.
Summer in the Philippines is April and May. The church we are attending is holding Vacation Bible School this week.
They have at least 100 kids participating, if not more!
Since Ben is homeschooling this year he has been able to participate. He is really enjoying the VBS program.
We thank God for the great ministry and outreach this VBS is, for all the volunteers teaching and assisting, and for God's word being proclaimed in the lives of these kids.
As Kurt blogged yesterday, "The little squatter area behind our house is home to about 50 people who use wood or sawdust to cook with, live in houses constructed out of spare plywood, boards, tin, canvas, or whatever and which vary in dimensions from the size of a walk-in closet to a bedroom in the states. Some are built on stilts and some have a second story."
Here are a few pictures:
