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Some pictures from a recent family vacation, first Bangkok, Thailand: and beautiful Boracay Island, Philippines:

I know many of you hold our family tight in prayer. For that we are so thankful. As you pray, could you make this declaration over us, our family, and our ministry? "Thank you Lord for the missionaries and their families. We ask that You would: Encourage them by Your Word and promises. Give them understanding, wisdom, insight and FRESH revelation. Help them to be strong in supernatural strength and ability. May signs and wonders follow them wherever they go. We pray for open doors of ministry, necessary visa’s, permits and extraordinary language aptitude. Give divine favor and connections. Open doors that no man can shut and make the impossible, possible. Comfort them in times of loneliness. Give them friends and relationships with like hearted people. Lift them above every obstacle that appears before them. Give them dreams in the night seasons from Your heart. We cut off every assignment from the enemy and we speak breakthrough in every area that is cau...

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke

Some of you may know that when Chris and I were first married, we were teachers. We both worked in the public schools and in the private schools teaching third grade and preschool (Chris), and teaching middle school and computers (yours truly). This week we continued our teaching careers. Chris taught the parents of our Sonshine Center kids at their breakaway service. She spoke on the power their words have on their children. I taught the FUEL.PH crew on hermeneutics.  Going back to our roots: If you haven't yet been to FUEL , you really need to check out this place. Believe it or not, theological topics like hermeneutics are actually quite fascinating. She don't need no translator--Chris taught most of her lesson in Ilonggo. There is no time like the present.  Chris had the parents write positive and encouraging words for each of their kids so they could begin putting this lesson into practice right away.

I hope you, dear reader, have been fortunate enough to know our second born son, Daniel Patrick Anasco. If you have been so lucky, then you know an amazing boy, full of life, full of joy. As you may remember, Daniel was born here in Iloilo. He is what they call an "FBI," a Full Blooded Ilonggo. His birth day story is an amazing testimony of God's faithfulness. It is hard to believe that was six years ago today. A few minutes old. I look like my Dad, the late Dr. Anasco. Age one. Age two. Age three. Age four, his first day of preschool. Age five, facing the Dark Side. A few days before his sixth birthday.

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about a little girl that I had met named Angel. At the end of that post I wrote that I will some day see her laughing and dancing. For Angel the day for dancing and laughing has come. Sadly the day for me to see her dancing and smiling will not come for a while. On July 12, Angel went to be with the Lord. It was a hard day, but a meaningful one because I was able to spend the entire day with Angel's older sister and brother, Geraldine and Gerald. A few other missionaries and I were able to be with them, sit with them, cry with them on this difficult day. We have built a relationship with this family that I believe is eternal and it is worth all the tears. Truly- "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."

I have been spending my Saturday afternoons at Calajunan, the city dump site. Along with fellow Go To Nations missionary, Yolanda Ortega , we visit the families who live there, praying with them, inviting them to the kids club at Hope Center church, and just building relationship with them.  Here is a video Yolanda made of one of our Saturday visitations: