~“Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out” ~ Vaclav Havel
This quote hit me hard today.... I just thought I would share. (Thanks to Vicki who posted it on FB)...
Life at this moment for us is a huge tangled web... we are pausing to listen to Christs voice in the midst of all of it and hear what He is saying to us... please join us in prayer as we walk this journey... thank you to all of you who have loved on us and supported us during this time...
Jenn n Joe

Davao!

Well we made a succesful trip to Malita to visit our helpers family... and while there the suggestion was made that we just continue our trip and head to Davao to fix the jeep... this seemed like a wise idea since we had just that morning had to weld the engine in a couple places and drop the 4 wheel drive shafty thingy (don't ask for technical stuff!) But it was in serious need of our mechanic... and since we were only 70 kilometers from Davao... we headed this direction with just our one change of clothes. (we had only planned on being gone one day)... so here we are... waiting for the jeep to get done... chillin at our friends house and loving the visiting with old friends!
We laughed as we came into the city and were feeling refreshed... where as before we LEFT the city to feel refreshed! Funny what you miss! When you're in the city you want some peace and quiet! When you're in the bukid... you want some company!
Anyway... we are enjoying our time here and I may even pick up a shift tomorrow... I miss catching babies! :P

New Year.. New Babies

Well it's looking like 2010 will be a year of fruitfullness! Jan 1, 2010 and so far we've already had chicks hatch, guinea pig give birth and the hamster have her babies (5!)... We're believing in faith that our rabbits will soon start to produce like... rabbits... :P It was a great New Year as we celebrated with our friends who came from Davao (the same ones who brought the work team of guys the last time)... and though 3 of the 4 adults decided sleep was more impressive than ringing in the New Year... we still had a grand time... and there was no sleeping through a Filipino celebration of the New Year... fireworks (which only go bang.. no visual display), horns, pots/pans, and a new one for us... a chainsaw! I woke at 11:59 and tried for the next hour to drown out the noise (which isn't possible at all!)
The friends have had a blast playing with their friends and generally being hyped up constantly on chocolate and sugar! We figure it's gonna be us or the ants that eat it... so why not us!!
Tomorrow we are going to squish all up in the jeep and head to our helpers family's house for a celebration there and hopefully a day on the beach... we're praying the car repairs don't take super long (Joe estimates 15 minutes... I planned for an hour!)... But whatever comes our way... we're ready for the adventure! (those may be famous last words....) Be blessed and have and AMAZING new year living God's adventure!