God's Word

Chris and Eddie were able to give away Filipino bibles to the kids in prison. They handed out 29 bible so far. They gave to all of the kids and the social workers. Thank you to all of you who helped raise money for us to buy the bibles!

Bravery

This Tuesday, I took Joan back to the dentist for her last check up. She is cavity free now and doesn't need to go back for about 4 months. Yay Joan!
Jomar also went to the dentist with us to have a tooth pulled. Last week, his cheek started to swell with infection from a bad tooth. Dentist Diane saw him last Thursday to prescribe an antibiotic for him. Without the antibiotic to kill the infection before the pulling, the novocaine wouldn't work to kill the pain.

I was very nervous about this appointment. With Jomar's physically abusive background, he tends to be a quiet child and I was afraid if he felt pain he wouldn't say anything and shut down on us. He was very brave! And Dentist Diane was wonderful. She talked to Jomar the whole time and told him what she was doing and told him if he felt any pain to raise his hand. After the tooth was out, Jomar sat with me for a few minutes and then squatted against the wall and wouldn't talk to us or look at us for about 5 minutes. Then he quickly emotionally came back to us, picked a toy out of Dentist Diane's toy box and I took him to McDonald's for ice cream. I praise the Lord for protecting this boy and for providing a great Dentist to take care of him.

Hot Pink

Yesterday, I drove by the YMC and sure enough there is Imon standing out front... in the rain. I stopped to say hi and saw someone had painted his toe nails hot pink! For the most part, this culture views homosexuality as "okay". I have heard many stories of little boys acting feminine, so their moms dress them as if they are a girl and treat them like a girl. There are many young boys and men that dress as girls, wear make-up, and fix their hair like a girl. It is very sad.

So, back to Imon, I decided to take him home, wash him up, feed him, and take the toe nail polish off his nails. I told him, "You are a boy! Painting nails is for girls. If anyone tries to paint your nails, say NO!" I think he understood...I hope he understood. He is only 3 or maybe 4 now, but I think he is learning more English.

Time Flies!

Wow how time flies! We enjoyed 5 weeks of Christmas break with my mom here. It's been so long since I've been on the computer, other than quick checks of email, I almost forgot what it looked like :) We tried to make the most of the time with my mom, so I put the computer on hold. But I'm happy to be back and getting into a routine again.

So much has happened since I last blogged, I just don't know where to begin, so I plan to put together a little video of our Christmas break :)

We hope you had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!