Thursday, November 22, 2007

Good News from a Distant Land!


You guessed it ... internet trouble. This time for around a week. After calling them every day last week and being told that the engineers would come 'tomorrow', on Friday they came up with the best one yet. They said that our phone line had been 'chosen' to do a week long test to see how effective it is! What an honour! Pity they never told me until the last day of the test! Sometimes living in the Philippines has its challenges....

Never mind, we are online for the moment and that's good. So much has happened in the last few weeks and I must write them down here so I can remember to blog about them:

* Visit of my family! What a brilliant time.
* Visit of Dave & Madeline Russon from AoG World Ministries
* Visit of Gillian Saunders
* Fantastic ministry opportunity at the hospital
* Nagassican feeding program for malnourished kids
* The Pointon & Kerr families
* FEBC Update
* August Manio

* Great opportunities to minister to thousands in Santiago
* New kids in Children's Home


Well, I'm going to give you some great news ... Winston and Mary Jane have had a wee girl! Last Tuesday little Eunice Hope Bao-in made her way into the world ... and she was a whopping 3.9 kilos! She is absolutely beautiful and both parents were so relived that all went well after a hard pregnancy.

On the same day, one of our staff Hermie gave birth to a little boy - Othniel. Does anyone know what Othniel means or where he is found in teh Bible? Answers on a postcard! Imagine them being born on the same day! Winston was saying that maybe they could get together on the Nov 13th and save costs by having one party for two kids! We are so happy for both couples and pray that the Lord will bless their children in every way.

If you would like to pass on a message to either of the couples just write it in 'comments' below and I will print it off for them.

Got to go now. Please pray for us this weekend. There is a huge typhoon now entering the Philippines and they are even saying it will become a Super Typhoon .... now they are scary. It is possible that it could come north and pass through Isabela but no-one is sure yet.

Please pray for us all here at Sefton - and indeed all Filipinos wherever they are. As you look at some of their homes I wonder how on earth anyone survives these horrific typhoons.


Blog soon .... Phone company permitting!

P.s. - just to remind you to have a look at Mathew & Claire's blog as it will give you a lot more info of what is going on here through their eyes. Yesterday Matthew wrote a funny blog about life in the Philippines. Just go to www.leekerr.co.uk

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!
Winston and Mary Jane's baby!! She's just gorgeous!! :D
Can you tell them that I'm asking for them! And tell Winston he will have to sing songs to Eunice Hope, like "OLD MCDONALD HAD A FARM" hehe! he will get it, don't worry
MISSING YOU ALL SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
Jemma Rose xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Anonymous said...

Hey to u all,

Hope u r all well! Did try phonin tday! But couldn't get through!

Aww dats awesum news Congratulations to Winston and Mary Jane, Hermie and Freddy. May God Bless them as they take a new season in their lives. I know they'll make great parents. I was very excited to find out what they had had and their names and kept asking a certain someone (point number 8 on your list) but they DIDN'T KNOW!!! If I was there I sure would have known!! hehe!

Love and Prayers,

Missing u all - Dundee just isn't sefton village! Please inform cousin Mary she is doing an amazing job at KMGLC "what is up with all this playing in nurseries"!! lol! even have to write an essay on it!

Auntie Vivixxx

Anonymous said...

Yes I am ur no.1 blogger!

In response to your question!!

OTHNIEL: Biblical name of a nephew of Caleb, meaning "lion of God"

How good am I or google! same difference!

love Auntie Vivixxx

Anonymous said...

To add:

Othniel was the first judge of Israel in the Old Testament. Under his rule, Israel had peace for forty years.

Ok now I betta actually get back to writing my essay!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Hi to everyone and a special hello and congratulations to Winston and Mary Jane and to Hermie and Freddie. Wow! Born on the same day! Please pass on my love to all. And a very 'advance' Merry Christmas!