The Good You Have Done With Your Money and Your Prayers: 2025 Philippines Mission Trip

by | Mar 9, 2025

Because of your prayers and support, this is your IMPACT towards our 2025 Philippines Mission Trip:
• Philippines Leaders and Staff refreshed and nourished
• Business Building Blocks Session for parents to get out of poverty
• Arts and Craft activities for 400+ kids
• 400+ Polaroid pics
• Fun ice breaker activities
• Prayer walks over Red Light Districts and high child trafficking locations
• 450+ children and families fed (ice cream, Max’s Chicken, Jollibee, Home Cooked Meals)
• Self Defense Class for kids
• Jewelry making stations
• Guitar lessons received
• Relationship building
• Suicide Prevention
• Hip Hop Performances, Dancing and Singing
• Leadership training on Goals, Working From Rest & Feeling Good
• Home For Girls Shelter Visit with a personalized gift for each girl (42 girls total)
• Salvation Prayers Received
• Mentorship to Girl’s Shelter on Personal Boundaries, Self Worth and more
• Launched 8 Volleyball Girl Teams & gifted them each their own personalized jersey
• Dedicated the opening of Basketball & Volleyball court at the Mission House
• Building of the Volleyball Court and Volleyball equipment
• Gifted Cookware and Musical Instruments for the Mission House
• Allowed the gifts of the Holy Spirit to flow through all parties involved
• God moments that could not be televised and so much more..
Thank you to Pastor Albert, Pastora Leslie, Auntie Malou, Maribel and David Pinkham, With Grace Hospice and Palliative Care, Echo Church and the team in the Philippines for their support and partnership.
Thank you to Restore Children and Families in Cebu for sharing the meaningful work they do to help end slavery and keeping the children safe.
Thank you to my 3rd Mission Team who trusted me and Pastora Leslie to organize all of the logistics and then executed when it was their turn up to bat (Jeff, Thomas, Thoai, Miss Grace, Ann, Royce, Maan, Maayan, Geo, Nob KO, Emerald, and Marjorie Pallorina = Dream Team).
LESSONS LEARNED ON THE M-FIELD
  • The simplest things like Jollibee, Polaroids Pics, and Ice Cream can bring so much joy to little kids
  • I derived my energy in organizing this mission trip from all of the donors, their hearts and prayers
  • The teens in our team have hearts of gold
  • Pastora Leslie and Pastor Albert are Holy Gems
  • Time to pause, reflect and dream is crucial
  • Getting our kids on the mission field at a young age is a MUST
  • I’m proud of myself for organizing this mission and getting our team more involved
  • Grateful for new connections at Restore Children and Family
  • Emerald was the MVP…and Geo too!
  • Young girls who have been abused are resilient and can muster up the most beautiful smiles
  • To accomplish big dreams and goals, we must work on healing our own trauma first
  • Just sit back, watch and have fun with the kids
  • Who doesn’t like candy?
  • The kids singing at Camachille Church with their heart for worship breaks me every.single.time.
  • I’ve been raised and surrounded by great people
  • Your very own healing comes in praying healing over others
  • It is good for the soul to step out of the daily grind to pause, reflect and allow The Holy Spirit to move
  • Gather the right team and together you can create a fun dance and a beautiful symphony

Until Next Time!

MABUHAY and Love and blessings to you!
Grace