October 6- WHAT a WEEK!

Ok, so the weather is NOT good over here. I have not done laundry in FOREVER! We have had like 3 back to back typhoons..thankfully, this last one changed course and did not hit us as hard as we thought it would. But it has rained, and rained and RAINED for weeks now and I am forgetting what sunlight even looked like. On top of that, I got the flu this week..well, I think it was the flu. I also think it may have been my body's way of just shutting down after all the stress and work of preparing for the storms. After losing nearly everything last year, I tend to get a little excited about typhoons, so I tense up a little more than I should. Anyway, after losing power ALOT and going through a rough week, I think we are finally getting back to normal. I am feeling better some...and hope to get back to blogging..

Sept.28, 2009 - time to PRAY

Tonight we met at one of the home Bible Studies to pray for the families that were affected by the floods..one of our member even has a sister in Manila that she hasnt heard from and they can't contact her! This tragedy has affected us all here in the Philippines and we just met together and prayed for the Lord's healing. Also for His protection as we have 3 back to back typhoons headed our way. We know that the Lord is in control..but yeah, it is still definitely scary. I have been running around trying to get all that we need, though I cant find D Batteries ANYWHERE! AHHH!! Ferd has all the windows boarded up and we are as ready as we can be..

Sept. 27, 2009- Manila Floods

Last night, the typhoon shook our house, nearly rattled the windows off and blew our roof intensely. I thought for sure that we would lose it again, but by the grace of God, our roof is still on. The waters that poured from Heaven were undescribeable. It was so much water. Much is flooded here, However, it is much worse in Manila. More than 200 people were killed overnight and into this morning with news of 80% of Manila under water.

Sept. 26, 2009 - Ladies Fellowship

Forcast called for a major typhoon to hit us , but our ladies were determined to go ahead and have our scheduled fellowship on Lingayen Beach. It was HORRIBLE! The winds nearly blew me off my feet..and the rains were terrible. The storm is supposed to hit ful force tonight but it started this morning at our fellowship..My goodness! It was WINDY! We had to finally leave early and come back and finish our meeting at the church where we had ihaw ihaw ( grilled bangus fish) and lots of side dishes..It was a good day all in all..

Sept. 18, 2009 - Sean's Cultural Dance