Reunited
This is a rare show of affection in the I-Wak culture when Loli embraced Jacob. The Igorots or the mountain people do not show physical affection very often. The most we have seen is at funerals. It is not common for people to show affection and when they do , it must mean a lot. We are grateful to be back. Read the rest of this entry »
March marks one of the bitterest sweet months of our lives. In the tribe we had a huge pomelo tree up the hill and when it bloomed you could smell it throughout the village.The pomelo is a bitter sweet fuit with a thick skin. God often has us experience the fruit of the pomelo. Read the rest of this entry »
Going the Distance
The farthest distance I have traveled was not the 14 hrs of flying from Canada to the Philippines nor the 8 hrs to the flightbase, nor the rough road going to up to the tribe after waiting for the landslides to clear after the typhoon. Read the rest of this entry »
On the Road to Hope
A lot can happen in a year. It was a year ago on our anniversary we that Christine was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Looking into scripture gives no indication that God wants to make our lives easier. In fact , it almost seems the opposite. Read the rest of this entry »
After hearing the news of small amounts of cancer still left in Christine\’s body, we realized that the doctors or conventional medicine really did not have all the answers. Read the rest of this entry »
A Greater Plan
Have you ever thought you were part of a bigger plan?
There were times in the tribe like that for us. When we finished teaching 9 months of teaching through the bible, it all culminated with the finished work of Christ. I asked the people if they understood who Christ was and what he has done for us, then I asked the people if they believe. Read the rest of this entry »
New Life In Christ
Jacob\’s baptism October 28.This was a real highlight for our family. It is a real joy to see our son take a step of faith and decide to be baptized. Read the rest of this entry »
Birth Announcement: I-Wak Church Begins
Last March our partners, the Harmons, came to a decision that they could no longer minister in the Philippines due to health reasons. This left a great hole in the I-Wak work as there was no one left to minister to the people. But by God\’s grace a neighboring tribal group that had been reached by missionaries back in the eighties have sent out a family and a single lady to fill in. Read the rest of this entry »
Geff and Christine Harada Expanding the Reach 
