Archive for the ‘Philippines 2010’ Category

A Wrecking Experience [Our Philippines Team Documentary]

Central Student Ministries (csm411.info) and El Sobrante Christian High School (escschool.com) went on a missions trip to Cabanatuan City, Philippines in June-July 2010. We returned wrecked by experiencing life, purpose, God, in a way we never had before. And we’re not looking to go back to the way we were before. Here’s the stories of [...]

Stories from PI

Several of my Philippines team members shared some stories from our missions trip this past Sunday. You can listen to it here. Related Posts:No Related Posts

10 Leadership Lessons when Leading a Missions Trip

I just got back from leading my first missions trip to the Philippines and it showed me how much I still have to grow as a leader. Here’s a couple of leadership lessons I learned (sometimes, the hard way): Be preventative. Pay attention to the team dynamics so if there’s tension growing, you can address [...]

Philippines Day 11: The 48 Hour Day

Here’s some crazy math for you: At 12:30am (local time) our team took flight to Seoul, Korea. .5 hour. We arrived in Seoul at 5:30am (local time). 5 hours. We slept on floors and ate bagels until 10am. 4.5 hours. We took a tour until 12pm into Incheon to an ancient temple and walked the [...]

Philippines (I lost track of the) Day: Catchup

Internet service has been terribly sporadic, so I apologize for the lack of updates. But let me catch you up to speed. Here’s some highlights: Our team passed out 36,255 Books of Hope to students at 25 schools in Cabanatuan City! We visited an orphanage and served them dinner– something I’m sure blessed us more [...]

Philippines Day 7: Baptisms and Balut

I was riding in the car to a school when Cecilia mentioned to me that she’d never been baptized. I asked around the car to see who had been baptized and only a few said they had! Each of these students have been believers for several years.  So I told the team that if they [...]

Philippines Day 5.5: Getting Ready (Video)

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Philippines Day 5: I Have a Testamony

Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. -John 5:10 There are two main types of “presentations” we do in the schools: [...]

Philippines Day 4: Pictures Are Better Than Words

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Philippines Day 2: 3,700 Books Lighter

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. -Romans 12:12-13 This morning we traveled from Manila to Cabanatuan. Some highlights from day 2 in the Philippines: Both Evie and Holly are feeling much better! Still not 100%, but they’re mobile and optimistic. Thank [...]