Dinner w/ our new Co-workers
The Shiels
Sandy, Des, Ged & Mike Miguel
We've Landed! not settled .. but landed!
We've arrived in Davao, Mindanao! We feel pretty good after 40 hours of travel, inspite of loosing 12 hours! We were welcomed by one of the SIL staff who works at Faith Academy. When I asked how he knew we were arriving, he just said that this community is a family and it's just what he does to welcome newcomers! Sandy Eckleberry (our co-worker with WorldVenture) also came to help us get over to the SIL Guest House and settle in complete with Welcome bag! The kids did great the whole journey, finally falling asleep on the last plane ride! We couldn't wake up Caleb and Matt so had to wait until the plane was nearly empty before we could get off and enter the terminal. We sailed right thru Customs and Immigration, no questions asked in spite of our 12 checked bags!
The last few days have been busy looking at possible rental houses and we are happy to report that the Lord has directed us to a very nice 3 bedroom home, about a 10 minute walk from Faith Academy. It was highly recommended by the Academy's principal and family who just moved out 2 weeks ago. Today we spent about 4 hours shopping for beds and table and chairs! That was just to compare prices! We have some items stored in one of the Baptist churches close by that we previously purchased from retiring missionaries. So hoping that Monday or Tuesday we'll be able to get a moving van to transport our stuff.
Please pray that the 5 boxes we shipped from New Hope will arrive soon! There are many items in those boxes that will help make this house into our home.
Thank you to all who have joined our support team, both financially and in prayer! It is a privilege to partner with you in this new ministry!
God bless,
We'll be in touch again soon,
Brian
