Posts Tagged ‘Missions’

THE LAST LETTER

Friday, October 16th, 2009

last letter

There is an age long forgotten story, when obedient Christians packed up their worldly belongings into a pine casket and sailed the oceans to a distant land. Before its ultimate use, the constantly visible casket served as a daily seal of the missionaries’ commitment to take up Jesus’ cross among the poor and the lost.

Before their ships would sail, these Christian servants would scribble with tears and ink, their own last letters. These letters were penned in Bibles and on weathered parchment in a desperate attempt to explain their divine compulsion to give up everything and everyone to serve the lost and the hurting. At her final farewell, surrounded by parents and siblings, a twenty-year-old single lady would hand her father her last letter, she would tearfully embrace, board the ship and sail off never to return.

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JUST A CUP OF RICE

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Macon and a new friend.

Southern Tagbanwa
Very interesting people live in these foot hills. They farm straight up the sides of the mountains, mainly planting “dry” rice that does not need the lowland wet. Farmers could fall out of their gardens if not careful. It is amazing to see one person walking along jabbing a stick into the ground while another is stooped over dropping rice into the holes. This has to be the most back breaking job in the world.

Do you ever think how much work has to be done for a tribal person to get a cup of rice to cook? (more…)

MACON, BACK IN CIVILIZATION, AFTER A FASHION…

Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Photographer Dale Stroud works his magic.

Photographer Dale Stroud works his magic.

Praise, Macon and photographer Dale Stroud are back in the city.  He writes: Made it back to town. That means a fan, ants, erratic internet and good food.

That is, until they heard they could take a flight to photograph people who live in tree houses. Off they went for a day flight.

Check this out…. Macon it Happen.  (Dale allowed me to hold his camera for 30 seconds)

Pray as they get ready to head back to the USA, for safe travels and quick adjustment to jet lag.

A LITTLE GIRL NAMED ‘NOTHING’

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Tagbanwa tribal girl, Ara. (picture by Dale Stroud)

She became known as ‘ara’ when her tribal mother left her and her dad, one of the great believers among this remote tribe on Palawan Island died of cancer.

While they built the casket , Ara was assigned to keep the flies off her Dad’s body. (Later, I will write you more of her story.) She lives with an old grandmother but before his death, her father asked missionaries, Danny and Philippa Brooks to care for her. They make sure she has (more…)

RAISING TAGBANWANOS BY THE DOZEN

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Freddo, father of 13.(picture by Dale Stroud)

This industrious Tagbanwa tribal family is learning all they can as believers to be the best examples to their children.

Father of 13 children, Freddo, read in the Scripture that it is better to give than receive.  So he gave mangos to the missionaries to express his appreciation to them.

“Thank you” Freddo said to the Brook and Pollock families , ” for coming to tell us   (more…)