Entries from June 2009

June 29, 2009

Ate Procy Needs Help…

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 [...]

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 13, 2009

Celebrating Mary Jane’s Birthday

Pictures speak a thousand words……..

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 [...]