Author Brian

ALL GROWN UP!! Weekly Snapshots- Part 3

    Wow what an amazing afternoon!!! We were able to reconnect with Nickey and Junior while they were back visiting the island.  As kids they regularly attended Hope for the Island ministries in the town where we had weekly outreaches. Seeing them full of life and thriving brought such joy to our hearts. Nickey […]

Hope for the Island October Weekly Snapshots- Part 2

Samantha and Nico are 2 children we have seen incredible improvement with under our health restoration program. They too attended Jenn’s birthday celebration together with their mother Lisa, sister and grandmother. As we sat down to catch up, Jenn and I were moved by the testimony Lisa shared of God’s goodness over their family. It […]

Hope for the Island October Weekly Snapshots- Part 1

From Derek: Mid September presentations in Winnipeg were a great opportunity to share of God’s goodness and unpack as many Philippines / Borneo mission trip stories as time allowed. It was an action packed trip from start to finish with near missed landslides, hostile immigration interrogations, dangerous bites, new tasty exotic jungle foods and a […]

Oh Canada!!!

Our time in Canada has been nothing short of amazing and yet surreal at the same time. Kelowna has been the perfect landing place for us to get our bearings as we transition into a new world. I say perfect not for reasons most think of when they hear of the beauty and recreation this […]

Widow’s Ministry

The number of widows we minister to each week continues to grow. The last few months, many elderly have become widows due to horrible weather and compromised immune systems. Difficult manual labor is the only way for them to survive. Sadly they do not take the rest needed, nor eat enough under such circumstances. This […]