The evening services at the camp were amazing. The music was fantastic and the messages were real.  The kids experienced the Love of God in Christ and responded to Him. Many were delivered of fear and torment. Many were physically healed. Many recieved Christ for the first time and many recieved the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

A Box, A Bed and A Birthday!!

Hi Everyone,

We are happy to finally have internet connection and phone service again. We moved into our new home on March 24 and yesterday we got it! Praise God. We know we live in a 3rd world nation, but some how, we keep expecting 1st world results...I think that people call it, 'culture shock'. 

Our friends, Dave and Sheree Shannon sent us a box! Boxes from the States are like a lifeline for missionaries here. That post mark carries comfort and hope! I am serious. We were like little kids, Nate and I. We were so excited, and Hope could not contain herself! When she heard a package had arrived for us, she squealed and came running!

See, this was our first package from the States since our arrival 6 months ago.

I had lost a lot of weight and many of the clothes I brought with me don't fit anymore. And it is very challenging to find our sizes here in a nation of petite sizes. Sheree put 2 fantastic shirts in the box for me. I cried. It was wonderful, and chocolate!  Thank you Dave and Sheree, for ministering to us so beautifully. 

While we were preparing to move into our new home, we needed to find creative ways to furnish it. We came to the mission field with a few suit cases each. One of the basic needs was beds. Bamboo was our best, most affordable option. So I got to try my hand at designing furniture for the first time. Things turned out quite well, thankfully. And Nate created the color I was looking for by mixing stains together. The results were great.

We celebrated our sweet daughter's 5th birthday. She began telling everyone months ago that her birthday was April 9th. Our friends were ready to celebrate when the day arrived! 2 team members from New Zealand put together games for the kids, complete with prizes and 2 other team members found the exact cake Hope had described! (No small ordeal)

And our new neighbors made fried chicken and pasta. It was a wonderful night with about 30 guests.

It has been a full few weeks and I hope to be posting again soon. 

This is a busy time for Global Impact. The youth academy is in full swing. The academy is to help train youth leaders from 5 different churches that will serve at the youth camps that begin Monday. There will be 3 weeks of camps. 200 kids each camp. After the camps, there will be 2 more weeks of the academy for the leaders. Nate will be serving as a team leader and I will be on hand for prayer ministry and support for the leaders. We will also be part of a team that help mentor the leaders after the camps. The leaders will help mentor the campers after the camp.

We welcome your prayers and comments and emails. They help bring strength and encouragement to us.

Love & Many blessings,

The Troias

Nate, Hope and I getting ready to open our first box from the States! We felt like children at Christmas! We were so excitied!

Hope had a wonderful time discovering all the good things in the box. She took the note that Sheree wrote to us and carried it with her in a little purse.

Hope could not contain her joy after discovering a book just for her! She carried it every where for days and even wanted to sleep with it!

We have found that books for her age are not easy to find in our city and there is no public library. We are very thankful to Dave and Sheree for their thoughtfulness and generosity. And for bringing Hope so much happiness!

Our friend and team member, Gemma  helped me order a bamboo bed. We were under a tarp next to the road in a little furniture making stand. It was a fun culture experience and the first time I  designed furniture. The bed is for Hope, and one for me and Nate too.

Hope all snuggled up in her bamboo bed. She will wake up on her birthday for the first time in a 'big girl bed'. 

Our sweet Hope is 5! 

She told us that she would like a Hello Kitty cake with the kitty in a park on a yellow cake with blue and pink flowers and m&m's sprinkled on top!

Our friends made it happen! Hope had a wonderful birthday. She called it her 'festival'!

Hope asked for a dress with polka dots and a bow in front. We were so happy to find one and Hope was so excited to receive it!

Hope was so blessed with all the gifts.  The Dora umbrella is a favorite.

Hope said, "This is the best birthday ever!"

  

Hope is very happy about having a new home!

Hope has made friends with the 4 year old little girl that lives next door. They were sharing a game sitting on our stairs. The photo below is of Hope in her new room. She loves it!

We have a new home!

Hi Everyone!

So sorry for the long delay in up-dating the blog.

So much has happened in this last month.

One of the best is that we have a new home. Finally.
Our first home since November 2007.
(We had been staying with friends and then 6 months at the Global Impact base here in the Philippines.)

We are all very happy and getting settled. Which has been quite a fun challenge because we arrived here with about 3 suitcases each!

God is good. All the time, even when it is cloudy.

Information about the specific ministry we do.

Hi Everyone,

We have been asked to give more information on this blog about the specific ministry Nate and I do here in the Philippines. 

Though Global Impact works on several different fronts, Nate and I serve mainly within one area: Ministry and Church Assistance.

We work with leaders and missionaries of existing ministries to help refresh, encourage and strengthen them.  

We  help serve  a church in a muslim squatter community through teaching and prayer and leading bible study during the week.

Nate has a heart of compassion for broken and hurting men, families and children. He often shares his testimony of how God rescued his life from alcohol, drugs and anger. Rev.12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony...

My (Kelly) main focus of ministry is prayer. Personal Prayer ministry. Emotional healing. Jesus came to heal the broken hearted and to set the captives free.

(Luke 4:18) I love to see this happen first hand through Theophostic Prayer ministry.

 On Tuesday mornings I lead an intercessory prayer group and oversee the Wednesday morning service for leaders of a local children's ministry. 

We also help serve in community outreach in various ways. We will continue to share more information and photos of the work we are doing as we continue to blog.

The following will focus on one area of ministry assistance  that Nate does on Saturday and Sunday mornings. 

 Helping an existing children's ministry that reaches thousands of impoverished, at-risk kids.

The kids start arriving by jeepnee.

Kids arrive by trycicad, a bike with extra seats attached. 7 to 10 can ride at a time.

As they enter the huge circus tent, they are greeted with love.