In The Beginning

Realizing that many folks that follow this blog may want to know how I got here to begin with. I wrote a series of articles that would give the big picture. I hope you enjoy it.


Two years ago. Anita and I went to the Philippines for a vacation with a bunch of our dear friends from our church. We went sightseeing and showed them the land and culture of my forefathers. No trip the the Philippines is complete without visiting the famous Boracay Island.


It is touted by Yahoo travel as one of the top 10 best beaches in the world. It is the crown jewel of the Philippine Tourism. Our visit to the island did not disappoint but rather enhanced our wonderful vacation. The island is idyllic and gives the feeling of being away from it all. Time seems to tick very slow and the genuine smiles of the locals are effusive. This is paradise.





We went to a church service and found out that there are plenty of local children in the island that are undernourished and undereducated. This is the dark side of paradise. The area of the island that is often not seen by the tourists. A dirt swept under the carpet.





I asked the LORD why is this and what can be done?. These are times I wish that I'd simply just shut up and pretend I did not see or hear anything. My question was answered. The LORD placed a strong impression in my heart as if saying "I want you to do something,I want you to go here". These are things that are hard to entertain but also hard to deny. As Larry Crabb quoted in his book Inside out, "Be willing to have a steadiness in your life disrupted if knowing GOD better requires it". It is the very same word that Jesus said in the scriptures, "follow me".





I shared this to my wife when we got back to Canada and asked her to pray about it. If this is indeed from GOD then HE would be the one that will speak to her and not me. Anita went to a ladies retreat for the weekend and told me that she would let me know what she thinks when she comes back. In all honesty, I was really scared.