God blessed us by allowing us to be there for Myri’s birth. We had lots of special times with our daughters and the rest of the family, while getting to see friends and supporters and update them on our ministry.

Then, in Singapore we were absolutely overwhelmed with what God is doing there. God is stirring his church in that city to send out many missionary laborers into the Asian harvest fields in the days ahead. While there, we were also able to see three Singaporeans who had visited us on Palawan in 1987 on a short-term missions trip. We hadn’t seen any of them in 24 years!

We returned to Manila on May 31, exactly thirty years to the day since our first arrival there in 1981, when we were in our twenties with toddler Elisa in tow. As we look back on thirty years of ministry in the Philippines (and elsewhere), we can only say, “God is good.”

Now today, we celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary today. And it’s Father’s Day, as well. We are again thankful for God’s blessings on our lives as we enjoy our life together and the privilege of serving him.

We’re digging into translation as we have a consultant check coming up in July, which will cover five books: Romans, Galatians, 1-2 Timothy and 1 John. Meanwhile, this coming week Donna will be working with Palawano helper Susing, having him record the book of Mark, while Bill continues to draft Revelation, as we push toward completion of the Palawano New Testament…