Within the past two weeks of living in the Philippines and doing ministry here, I realized something really quirky about myself. Little did I know that God would use that quirk to teach me something about Himself. Imagine walking into a store and instead of seeing adults shopping or working you see little babies and toddlers in their place. You see a cute little 3 year-old with an over-sized purse pushing a tiny cart. Or maybe a child wearing an apron and working behind the cash register. There might also be a couple little boys stocking shelves. All around you there are children, and the...

Within the past two weeks of living in the Philippines and doing ministry here, I realized something really quirky about myself. Little did I know that God would use that quirk to teach me something about Himself. Imagine walking into a store and instead of seeing adults shopping or working you see little babies and toddlers in their place. You see a cute little 3 year-old with an over-sized purse pushing a tiny cart. Or maybe a child wearing an apron and working behind the cash register. There might also be a couple little boys stocking shelves. All around you there are children, and the...

It was a Sunday. The day of rest that seemed to be way too restful. It wasn't our off day, we were supposed to be doing ministry but somehow it just seemed hard to find something to do that day.  To put it simply: I was bored. I was bored and I was tired and I was homesick. Satan had crept into my weak and tired mind- something I hadn't let him do on this trip yet. He found his one moment of that one day to get into my brain and I had let him in. The thoughts started to circle: "Why am I even here? I'm not even worthy to be on this trip. How can God even use me when...

It was a Sunday. The day of rest that seemed to be way too restful. It wasn't our off day, we were supposed to be doing ministry but somehow it just seemed hard to find something to do that day.  To put it simply: I was bored. I was bored and I was tired and I was homesick. Satan had crept into my weak and tired mind- something I hadn't let him do on this trip yet. He found his one moment of that one day to get into my brain and I had let him in. The thoughts started to circle: "Why am I even here? I'm not even worthy to be on this trip. How can God even use me when...

Hi everyone! I am Michaela and I am the female team leader of the fall 2013 Philippines trip. We have made it here safely and we are settling into our beautiful new home in Manila. We are amazingly blessed in our living situation and will post pictures soon to give you an idea of what our life looks like. Yesterday we had the opportunity to tour several of the facilities that we can work at here at Kids International Ministries. Our contact did a great job of keeping us awake to beat Jet lag! (although we were all zombies by about 7:30 last night :)). Everyone is doing well and will be...

Hi everyone! I am Michaela and I am the female team leader of the fall 2013 Philippines trip. We have made it here safely and we are settling into our beautiful new home in Manila. We are amazingly blessed in our living situation and will post pictures soon to give you an idea of what our life looks like. Yesterday we had the opportunity to tour several of the facilities that we can work at here at Kids International Ministries. Our contact did a great job of keeping us awake to beat Jet lag! (although we were all zombies by about 7:30 last night :)). Everyone is doing well and will be...