Dear Friends!

We had a wonderful weekend as a team! As you can see we have a new picture that gives you a little glimpse of the wonderful weather we are enjoying here in the Philippines! Together with us is JL, the son of our hostess Nani Luz. On Saturday, Pastor Ronnie gave us a historical tour of Old Manila City. We started our day visiting one of the oldest Catholic churches in Manila and our tour ended at the Mall of Asia, the second largest mall in Asia. The architecture was beautiful from the ancient world all the way to the present.
On Sunday morning we joined the Filipino believers of Good News Fellowship Church in their time of fellowship and worship. We praised God together in spirit as the music team led us in singing songs to our Lord in Tagalog. It was a new and beautiful experience. I am reminded of God's greatness when I think about his ability to relate to people of different cultures and draw them together into one unified body! Katie had the opportunity to share how Jesus has brought change to her life through the relationship she has with Him. It was a blessing to hear her story!
In the afternoon on Sunday we made our way to Neverland to help in the service for children and youth. We sang songs together! It was fun singing "The love of Jesus! Sweet and Marvelous!" with the children! I am filled with joy as these children express their love for Jesus! After our time of singing Rachel shared a story with the children and then we continued to sing. While teaching the children a song I took the opportunity to share with them the deep love of Jesus and His desire to have a close relationship with them as their Lord and Saviour. Brother Lito then led the children in a prayer of acceptance of God's love and forgiveness and five or more children decided to take this important step in their lives and enter into a relationship with Jesus Christ! God is so good and it is exciting to be a part of what He is doing in the lives of the children in Neverland!
We are now entering into our second week in the Philippines. We will be continuing our ministry in Neverland over the course of this next week. Please pray that God will continue to open doors into the community. The relationships that are formed will hopefully develop the foundation for the planting of a church in the Neverland Community! It is exciting to be a part of the expansion of the kingdom of God!
Please also pray for us as a team that we will continue to walk together in unity by the power of the Holy Spirit! We are learning to trust God as we adapt to a new culture in which flexibility is a necessity.
Thank you for all your prayers! We praise God for what he is doing in and through us and we anticipate greater things to come!

Blessings,
Graham and the Exped Team