Praise and Prayer Requests

Praises
1. That Tara's week at school went very well.
2. People are still faithfully giving.
3. So far this trip that Eric is leaving for on May 14 is going well.
4. For encouragement through emails, letters, and prayers.
5. Feel pretty comfortable with the Henderson's leaving.

Prayer Requests
1. This next two weeks will be good while Tara is at home and Eric is on Luzon.
2. For the Outland staff since they really be on their own this month with Eric gone and Rich going on furlough.
3. For upcoming retreat for Outland staff that will challenge them spiritually.
4. For our transition back to the states with preparations.

May 8-12

This past week Tara was able to substitute in the 3rd grade class. The normal teacher left for furlough to Canada on April 29th so they had 3 different subs for the rest of the year. Tara was kind of nervous before the week because she has not subbed a full day ever before. She ended up really enjoying the week. It was very encouraging for her because she got a lot of compliments about how she did. She was told by one parent that she would make a very good teacher and that she looked very natural. During the week, she also realized that she really enjoys the Korean students. There are 4 Korean students in that class.

May 9th

On Tuesday, May 9th, Eric and some of the other local Ventures for Victory team members were able to go to Calinan and participate in a clinic. There were about 75 kids in the clinic that they were able to work with. Then at night there was a service with about 250 kids. Eric was able to share with them a sermon and some of the guys that were there were able to share their testimonies as well. Some the guys do not do this very often so it was a great time for them to share.

The Korean kids Tara works with

We thought you might like to see the kids Tara works with. David and Joseph (the two boys) are brothers. David is in 6th grade and Joseph is in 3rd grade. Esther is in 3rd grade also. They are so much fun and constantly make me laugh. I am always coming home and telling Eric a funny story about one of them. Especially David, he is a crack up. I really enjoy seeing them and talking to them.

Our house

We thought you might like to see some pictures of our house here in the Philippines. These are pictures of our living room, our kitchen/dining area, and our "entertainment" room. This is our room were our T.V. and computer are so we spend a lot of time there. We hope you enjoy seeing our house.