Ate Procy is our only member who is not married or engaged to a foreigner. She is my sister in Christ and a fellow dgroup member. Somehow we just “click” and when she accompanied me in one of our ELCI activities, she just “click” also with all the ladies. Her laughter is contagious and later [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 28, 2009
The wedding
Yesterday was indeed a fun time for ELCI with their husbands when Bebs & Harry Hopkins finally tied the knot in a simple Civil Wedding Ceremony. witness by family and friends. Harry started supporting the organization via the Christmas Party for the kids in Landfill last December 2008. After that, he is always been in [...]
June 22, 2009
The Lapis At Papel Para Kay Kuya at Ate continues……
Yesterday, after attending our Church Service, Ate Procy handed me a small pack containing 4 boxes of crayons. When I asked her what is this for, she told me that somebody from the Church donated it to our Laips and Papel for the next batch. I was touched and right away an idea came to [...]
June 19, 2009
Meet the Ladies behind ELCI…
Happy serving the community…..here we are in photos!!!!
Hope you enjoy watching us…now you know who are behind ELCI!
CHEERS!!!!CHEERS!!!!CHEERS!!!!
June 19, 2009
Celebrating 4th of July!
True to our slogan…crossing cultures to make lives better…(lovelier, merrier and happier) we will celebrate 4th of July in an American way of course with guides from our husbands! Daniel & Jenth Pflugh will chair this event… With Jneth here with us and Daniel still in the US, we are all excited what the husband [...]
June 17, 2009
The Video Footage of that Exciting, Dangerous yet Meaningful Adventure….
On our way to the site…..we don’t know yet the road ahead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txpmJvYaQ4Y
work……work……work……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsWRReV76WE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7SJ7siW9fY
Bonding time with the School Principal, she prepared lunch for us to our surprise!……Thank you Maam!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsjFr0OG3LU
the way back….the barangay captain following us in his motorbike!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFtyTshCeQA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2osL-CawIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2a9dyz2tzQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjD_vEgL5uc
This is not about ELCI…..it is about what the Expatriates Community can do together with their wives and SO’s! Thinking [...]
June 15, 2009
Lapis at Papel Para kay Kuya at Ate…In Action!
It was a good thing that Mike Farrell, an American expatriate in the city who gave us a ride listened to the locals and stayed behind where it is still safe to drive his van. He waited for us for almost 3 hours. However, we never expect that it could be that bad……the jeepney that [...]
June 8, 2009
Our Scholars……
Last Friday, June 5, 2009 we launched our Scholarship Project. We have a total of 8 scholars present with their mothers, the other 2 being at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. Aside from distributing their certificate of scholarship from us, we also gave them their initial monetary l incentives . . It was just a [...]