WE ARE HERE

Hello Friends and Family! After 20 hours of travel, three in flight movies, and a five hour layover in Tai Pai, we have arrived in Manila. The welcome has been incredible and the people we are surrounded by have embraced us with open arms. It has been such a comfort. There has been so much to take in these last 48 hours that I haven't even really begun to process. From the moment we stepped off the airport grounds I realized that things are much different from home and much more different than I was able to imagine. First of all, driving in the Philippines is nuts, but somehow it works. Driving laws are actually suggestions and rarely accepted. The poverty is widespread and more visible than I had anticipated. It is a dose of reality. At the same time I have experienced incredible hospitality, generosity, hope, and have seen the fruits of labor being done to restore dignity to the poor. There is plenty to do while we are here. I am more excited than ever to be here and I am looking forward to sharing our experience with you. Please continue to keep us in your prayers. We are in for the experience of a lifetime. God Bless.