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Revealing Heaven by Kat Kerr

2011-09-11T00:55:00.000-07:00

Summer activities with the young people of Worship Jesus Church

2010-07-01T00:37:00.000-07:00

Japhet's 5th birthday

2010-04-20T03:44:00.000-07:00

Japheth, my nephew turned 5 April 17. He was very happy to blow a candle on his birhtday cake. Everyone enjoyed the birthday celebration specially the games.

New member of the family!

2009-04-05T02:50:00.001-07:00

My niece, Annabelle Tuquero, working at Emmaus High School, gave birth to a wonderful baby boy on the birthday of one of my brothers, March 27. Wow! two birthdays to be celebrated in one day. Praise God for her safe delivery.

Birthday celebration

2009-04-05T02:35:00.000-07:00

My two brothers and 1 niece celebrated their birthdays in March. We decided to go to Puerto Azul to enjoy the fellowship of each one. We arrived there at 2:00 p.m. with a plan of swimming until 9:00 p.m. but sad to know that they only open until 6:00 p.m. We decided to look for another beach and we found Boracay de Cavite. It's a beach under the jurisdiction of Philippine Marine. My brothere who is a Major in Phil. Army was given permission to use the beach although it was already occupied by more than a thousand emplyees and family members of the Phil. Naval Hospital. We truly enjoyed the beach, the food, and the fellowship.

Plumbline Ministries - Archive Healing Blessings

2008-12-29T20:45:00.000-08:00

Plumbline Ministries - Archive Healing Blessings

They are back!

2008-07-29T19:08:00.001-07:00

This mornring we were greeted with radiant faces of the Thailand Mission Team. Mesikt shared that she enjoyed it very much, and she hopes that there will be another mission trip to Thailand next summer. Jayvs said that the students there didn't want them to go. They cried together when they left Chaing Rai. We told them to have some rest and tell us more about their stories later. So be there when they will have one chapel to share their experiences in Thailand.

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Breaking the silence!

2008-07-29T18:57:00.000-07:00

There's a lot of things that happened this summer, but I just didn't find time to post them. I had a good time at the Woods' beautiful place with a million dollar view. Some of the students spent a night or two with me, and we truly enjoyed our fellowship. Here are some of the beautiful pictures taken there.

PIBC Days

2008-03-19T00:58:00.000-07:00

The Azariah Team

PIBC is the place to be

2008-02-29T05:07:00.000-08:00

Guam is a very beautiful place. It is surrounded with white beaches and clear blue sea. Guam attracts tourists all over the world because of its unique beauty. You will never get tired of going around the island. I am fascinated with the beautiful flowers everywhere. You should come and see for yourself.

Few days from now, I will be celebrating my fifth year here on Guam. I thank the Lord for bringing me here, and most of all for bringing me to Pacific Islands Bible College, the place where "Servant Leaders" are being trained. When I first came, there were only few students residing in the dorms but now "Cannex and Dinex' were added. I thank the Lord for making me a part of training and molding lives of God's people who are now serving the Lord. Are you looking for a college with diverse ethnic groups and where you can be trained as servant leader? PIBC is the place to be.

PIBC Traveling Team

2008-02-21T02:34:00.000-08:00

The PIBC Traveling Team are on the go again. Praise God for Delight and Evelyn who are leading the team. The first church that they visited was the Chuukese Church that meets every Sunday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock at Faith Presbyterian Church in Mangilao. You would love to hear them sing. They are very good singers.

2008-01-04T00:44:00.000-08:00

Praise God for the blessings on the table!

A dinner with my music group after our caroling on December 24, 2007.

A lunch with the PMF members on the last Sunday of December 2007.

2008-01-04T00:37:00.000-08:00

PIBC Students' Christmas party.

2008-01-04T00:16:00.000-08:00

Baking cookies at the Plaxton's home. We did not only enjoy baking cookies, we also enjoyed making faces!

2008-01-04T00:04:00.000-08:00

PIBC Staff Christmas party at the Andersen Airforce Base beach.

2008-01-03T23:38:00.000-08:00

Lunch with the RAs. Thank you Melissa for the good food and nice ambiance.

I miss you ladies!

2008-01-03T23:13:00.000-08:00

It was very quiet on PIBC campus after the students left for Christmas break. Somehow I want some quietness, but I miss the students. I guess I am already used to the laughter of the ladies when they gather together. I miss the B-annex devotion every Tuesday and Thursday. This is the time when the ladies could open their hearts out and share their praises and problems. On our last devotion, Stella led the devotion and she asked all of us to write encouraging words to each one. After each one received one whole sheet of paper with notes of encouragement from each lady, I saw the glow and smile on each face. That was very remarkable! On our Christmas party, the ladies decorated the porch of B-annex and took the keyboard and PA system. We sang, dance and enjoyed our fellowship.

Spiritual Emphasis Retreat at Rios Beach.

2007-12-18T03:45:00.000-08:00

Having Spiritual Retreat at Rios Beach for two days was a treat. The wide blue ocean and multitude of stars speak of God's great power and handy work. Looking at the blue ocean coupled with the green trees around and sitting on the white beach while meditating the Word of God were very refreshing. All of us enjoyed our quiet time with the Lord as the ladies in our group shared their testimonies.

We miss you, Esther!

2007-12-18T03:34:00.000-08:00

After almost a year of service to PMF Church, Esther went back to Germany. We miss her piano playing every prayer meeting and worship service. She is going to attend Liebenzell Mission Seminary. We hope and pray that she will come back to serve with the PMA.

I praise the Lord for bring friends from all over the world. We truly have a one big family.

Children & Youth ministry

2007-12-18T03:04:00.000-08:00

I enjoyed the Youth and Children class especially the actual ministry that we did with the PMF Church, Student Center, and Palauan Church. Our teacher, Ned Farnsworth, is very expert in teaching this class. You have to take this class the next time it will be offered.

Here is the picture of our Youth ministry with the Palauan Church.

Eager to Learn!

2007-08-06T21:35:00.000-07:00

Some students approached me one afternoon, but I couldn't understand them. They were 4th graders. I asked Mr. Sanit, English teacher and assistant director, to translate what they were saying and he did. They wanted to practice speaking English. I spent time with them and played with them. There were more students who joined us. Mac, Elilai, Twinsanne and I had a wonderful time with them.

We spent our first Sunday here with the students on the volleyball court. We let them memorize John 3:16 and sing Christian action songs. They memorized the verse but I doubt if they really understood. Anyway, the Bible says God's Word will not return to Him void when it is preached or taught. On the second Sunday, we already received from Pastor Hiob the 10 Thai Bibles Old and New Testament and 50 sets of Four Spiritual Laws. We gave each student the Four Spiritual Laws and let them read aloud. We also let them read a portion of the gospel of John. After reading the Four Spiritual Laws, Elilai shared the gospel using the "Wordless Book" . We also let them memorize John 14:6. We entrusted one Bible to one student. We instructed her to read it and let others also read. Please pray that the Word that was planted in their hearts will grow and bloom.

We went with the teachers of Anuban Nong Kwai School to Khon Kaen (5 to 6 hours ride in a private car) last Wednesday to watch the Schools’ Fair. One of my students is a participant of English show. She got bronze. On that morning (August 2) of competition I called Pastor Wathana. He was a former classmate and roommate of Pastor Hiob Ngirachemoi at ITS in LA. He came to Khon Kaen University to meet us. He brought us to his home and to the church. His only son, David, played “As the Deer Pants for the Water” on the piano. He plays piano very well. The church is big and they are having 3 Worship Services every Sunday. They were able to plant 10 churches already through out the place. We visited their home and the church. They have a big project of building new church building and school building. It was good to meet Christians here. We really felt at home. Mrs. Wathana brought us back to Khon Kaen University. We planned to come back last Sunday but it's too far. It will take us 6 hours to commute by bus. Anyway, we are very happy to know that the Lord's work is flourishing in Khon Kaen and in the neighboring provinces. They are in need of workers. If you are interested to work with Pastor Wathana just let me know.

Teaching is fun!

2007-07-25T00:13:00.000-07:00

We had a good time in Nong Khai (3 days orientation at Open Mind Projects) with the rest of the volunteers from London, Germany, Netherlands, and Australia. We enjoyed listening to the accent of Tanya and Lindsay (from England). Sometimes we imitated them and laughed a lot. Mac was sometimes irritated with us. After a week we forgot their accent and went back to our own Micronesian accent.

We were picked up by the English teachers of Anuban Nong kwai Primary School. It was more than an hour travel from Nong Khai. The road is paved and the side of the the road is green and lustrous. It was a very refreshing trip looking at the green tree and and rice fields.

Trip to Thailand

2007-07-14T11:34:00.000-07:00

It was already late in the evening when Stella came to the Bannex. I was not done with packing yet and so was Stella. We stayed up late until 2:00 a.m. We only had more than one hour sleep. Good thing, somebody invented an alarm clock. It woke me up at 4 a.m. followed by a telephone ring from Pastor Hiob and Leah. They wanted to know if we were awake. I prepared breakfast but not able to eat them. I think we were so excited to leave we did not mind eating. Pastor Hiob dropped Mac, Stella, and me to the airport. Elilai and Twinsanne were at the airport already when we arrived then we proceed to check in. Finally, we are on our way to Taipei.
It took more than three hours to reach Taipei.