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I’ll be honest, sometimes, ok a lot of times, ministry can seem dry and dull. With the same routine day after day, it’s easy to fall into the lie that nothing is new and no impact is being made. The deceiver loves to make us feel like our work is worthless and no progress is being made. And the sad reality is that we often hear those lies and believe them. Three weeks ago we arrived back in Manila after a good, productive and fulfilling 3 weeks of ministry in Tacloban. Ministry there was hard, but where there was tangible progress, it was easy to continue the work. My fear was coming back to Manila and falling out of progress and back into feeling like the work here wasn’t helping. I begged the Lord for strength, motivation, productivity, and perseverance in ministry for our last few we…

I’ll be honest, sometimes, ok a lot of times, ministry can seem dry and dull. With the same routine day after day, it’s easy to fall into the lie that nothing is new and no impact is being made. The deceiver loves to make us feel like our work is worthless and no progress is being made. And the sad reality is that we often hear those lies and believe them. Three weeks ago we arrived back in Manila after a good, productive and fulfilling 3 weeks of ministry in Tacloban. Ministry there was hard, but where there was tangible progress, it was easy to continue the work. My fear was coming back to Manila and falling out of progress and back into feeling like the work here wasn’t helping. I begged the Lord for strength, motivation, productivity, and perseverance in ministry for our last few we…

The LIGHTHOUSE Kids International Ministries Tacloban, Phillipines Building a school with Rocky, Richie, Arlito, Cisco! Our construction worker friends!  Cooking, cleaning and having a blast with these awesome friends! Aaron, Beryl, Aira!  This little boy James got sponsored and has had multiple operations! Today he runs and plays with so much joy and is pain free! Feedings are one of our favorite ministries!    Though it is hard to see the good in goodbyes. We will forever hold dear to our hearts the Filipino people and life lessons we learned out here in the Philippines. <3  

The LIGHTHOUSE Kids International Ministries Tacloban, Phillipines Building a school with Rocky, Richie, Arlito, Cisco! Our construction worker friends!  Cooking, cleaning and having a blast with these awesome friends! Aaron, Beryl, Aira!  This little boy James got sponsored and has had multiple operations! Today he runs and plays with so much joy and is pain free! Feedings are one of our favorite ministries!    Though it is hard to see the good in goodbyes. We will forever hold dear to our hearts the Filipino people and life lessons we learned out here in the Philippines. <3  

Feedings: Done twice a day, Monday through Friday- 9am and 4pm. There are about 6 locations we rotate through throughout the week. Some are near, some are far- but no matter the distance, the people come flooding for the food, hungry for a free meal.   On a quick side note: Our team was asked to lead the evening devotion at the Children’s Home we work with here at KIM. We got together, decided on Noah’s Ark, picked out a song, made up hand motions for the song, and put on a small show for the little munchkins. Two of the girls read the story of Noah’s ark allowed, while the other 4 of us performed the song and motions. I think it’s safe to say that I probably found more joy in it than the joy on the children’s faces that shown!   Two days later we were at a feeding. After all…

Feedings: Done twice a day, Monday through Friday- 9am and 4pm. There are about 6 locations we rotate through throughout the week. Some are near, some are far- but no matter the distance, the people come flooding for the food, hungry for a free meal.   On a quick side note: Our team was asked to lead the evening devotion at the Children’s Home we work with here at KIM. We got together, decided on Noah’s Ark, picked out a song, made up hand motions for the song, and put on a small show for the little munchkins. Two of the girls read the story of Noah’s ark allowed, while the other 4 of us performed the song and motions. I think it’s safe to say that I probably found more joy in it than the joy on the children’s faces that shown!   Two days later we were at a feeding. After all…

Today marks about a month since Team Philies arrived in Manila, Philippines. Let me just tell you…we’re a month in and it has not been easy. It’s wonderful and messy all at the same time, but let me take you back to training camp for just a minute. One of the speakers stood up and told us a story about quality time with his daughter. He had no idea how to relate to her and was scared to death that “daddy daughter time” wouldn’t live up to her expectations, but being a man, he did the first thing that came to his mind. They changed the oil of his truck together. Awkward at first, slowly things became more natural. Of course he did all of the work, but as he worked and as she handed him supplies, their bond and their conversation blossomed right there …

Today marks about a month since Team Philies arrived in Manila, Philippines. Let me just tell you…we’re a month in and it has not been easy. It’s wonderful and messy all at the same time, but let me take you back to training camp for just a minute. One of the speakers stood up and told us a story about quality time with his daughter. He had no idea how to relate to her and was scared to death that “daddy daughter time” wouldn’t live up to her expectations, but being a man, he did the first thing that came to his mind. They changed the oil of his truck together. Awkward at first, slowly things became more natural. Of course he did all of the work, but as he worked and as she handed him supplies, their bond and their conversation blossomed right there …

The Feedings have been one of our favorite ministries out here at Kids International Ministries in the Philippines. Monday-Friday at 9am and 4pm the Feedings happen. Two large plastic contains are filled with hot soup and placed into the back of a vehicle to head out into the villages. Along with a medicine kit and two ladles for the soup we pack in with some older street kids and venture out into the city of Rizal, Philippines. When we arrive to the Feeding location we are greeted by excited children and families. We spend the next 30 minutes ladling out the soup and cleaning and bandaging wounds. Then after all the kids/families are fed we play games and hang out. God is good! Feedings bring so much joy!       

The Feedings have been one of our favorite ministries out here at Kids International Ministries in the Philippines. Monday-Friday at 9am and 4pm the Feedings happen. Two large plastic contains are filled with hot soup and placed into the back of a vehicle to head out into the villages. Along with a medicine kit and two ladles for the soup we pack in with some older street kids and venture out into the city of Rizal, Philippines. When we arrive to the Feeding location we are greeted by excited children and families. We spend the next 30 minutes ladling out the soup and cleaning and bandaging wounds. Then after all the kids/families are fed we play games and hang out. God is good! Feedings bring so much joy!