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...

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...

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...

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...

They have spent hours in the airport and the jet lag is REAL, but our Philippines team has made it safely to Manila! They are settling in and getting ready to dive into ministry! Keep them in your prayers as they begin to get to know the people and spread God’s love throughout the nation. 

They have spent hours in the airport and the jet lag is REAL, but our Philippines team has made it safely to Manila! They are settling in and getting ready to dive into ministry! Keep them in your prayers as they begin to get to know the people and spread God’s love throughout the nation.