Another skip - lots of fun!
Here we are again & apologies for missing last week. We had to travel again to work on apartments for the upcoming mission split just...
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Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send? Then I said, here am I, send me.
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Splitting up is Hard to Do
The next few weeks of our mission should be very interesting. We are scheduled to lose more than half of our mission, by area (splitting...
Elementary Schools in the Philippines & your'e never too old to break the rules!
I'll make it as quick as possible with lots of pictures because "a picture paints a thousand words"! The first picture is a confession...
Transportation and Young Missionaries
Another week has FLOWN by and as always, we saw some fun things. Transportation never ceases to amaze me and what we see is living proof...
People of the Philippines.... first of many posts like this!
I'm not going to bore you with a book this week, I'm going to bore you with PICTURES!! I'm late because we have had a very busy week on...
Happy Easter Measter!
First of all, forgive the title but it is a tribute to my father. Dad had a lot of fun with us as we were growing up and one of our fun...
"Holy Week" in the Philippines
Since this is our first Easter in the Philippines we are at a disadvantage and relying on other's shared experiences to determine what it...
A Short Island Vacation
I am finding that even though we usually have great attitudes, sometimes discouragement can set in! As I said previously the "hotter"...
Mango Jam & We're Still Kicking
March 3, 2024 The weather is changing! I didn’t think I would feel ANY difference in the seasons here but I’m starting to feel the shift...
Read the Fine Print...Stupid
By now everyone knows that Nina and I have received our Visas (a tourist visa and a work visa). Not sure why we have two types of Visas...
Punctuality is Next to Godliness
We were invited and attended a wedding last Saturday evening from a Chilean member of the Church that is here to marry his Filipina...
ONLY in the Philippines!
This post has been needed for a long time! Us who are new to the Philippines have a phrase, "only in the Philippines" and we made a...
A Safari in the Philippines??
We have been running HARD and feeling a bit old this week! We sometimes go for weeks without taking a "preparation day" and we really...
Sinulog #1 Holiday of the Philippine year
I am going to keep this one short. I've got a bit of a bug and feeling under the weather, but I want to keep up the almost-weekly...
Christmas Miracles & Happy New Year
I let the holidays get in the way of our blog, but we are happy to be back and catching up again! Lots has happened in the past few...
Pretty Soon Christmas!
Again, we are struggling with our busy schedules and the only entry in the past two weeks has been the “light the world” comments. ...
Tis the Season
Boy, oh Boy the Christmas season starts early in the Philippines. I think I've mentioned it previouslly but some people put their...
The Naked Truth
The last few weeks have been very busy. I know that I have probably said that before. It does seem that each week brings new challenges...
Fruits of the Philippines... and Southeast Asia
I’m looking out of my apartment window at giant thunderheads. They are beautiful and it is perpetual summer here. I still don’t get...
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Anyone that knows my family has heard about my mother Nina Leatham Staples. An amazing woman and an amazing Mom! We were raised with...
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