Maddrell's in the Philippines

Joy in the midst of death

For some reason, God had us 'foster' a malnourished young girl for 10mnths, her name is Jocell. She came to us weighing just over 6kgs and was five years old. We bonded immediately with her and she quickly became a member of our family and the christian community in which we are living in the…

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Good News - Vhon

Good news! Well sort of., Von has finally rung her mother and spoken to her personally. This is such good news because now we can finally be reassured that she is still alive. To date, all communication from 'Von' had been via text and whoever had been sending them was very vague and careful never…

Trying to Keep an Eternal Perspective

I wonder what is harder, to keep an eternal perspective when things are going well or when life is tough? I suspect that it is harder when things are going well as we usually feel somewhat contented with 'the world' and all it has to offer and therefore can easily became less dependent on God. If…

As you go throughout the world, proclaim the Good News to all creation.

Two-thirds of our world are oral communicators? That's 4 billion people who can't, don't or won't read or communicate by literate means! Wow, being a 'westerner' I didn't know that! So how do we make disciples of these people when they can't read or study the bible? Well, at a recent meeting of…

At The Sound of Your Name

  We have been here less than two weeks and already we have experienced the power of His name..... in an earthquake! Having lived through an earthquake now (and over 200 aftershocks) I can’t but reflect on a couple of things: ·         He is God, we (…

Be Still & Know That I Am God : The Challenge

Coming back to a 'third world' country obviously has its challenges. Before coming, God was sensitizing me to how I often 'buy, make, collect' things and how they make me 'feel' better. Today I read these words from T.W. Tozer: ,"There is within the human heart a tough, fibrous root of fallen life…

We will be mainly working in Dumaguete and Cebu

Getting Ready

We leave Australia on 22nd Jan 2012. So many things to get organised before then, immunisations, visas, sorting through our home and packing it up. Its amazing how much 'stuff' we collect and how little we actually need.