PSHF

The Christmas season is a special time of year, and for our family having the opportunity to be together again made it especially so. Ruth and I are currently American ex-pats living and working in Tokyo, Japan, with our high school daughter Liz. Our three sons (in their 20’s) are living in the US. As we started our vacation planning we were looking for some place where we could enjoy time together as a family, some place warm and accessible to swimming, and also some...

‘The Philippines? Why?’

I visited the Philippines in March and stayed there for 14 days. When asked why I wanted to visit the Philippines, I didn’t know exactly what to say, except that I wanted to explore. Although even now, I’m still not sure what brought me to the Philippines, but what I do know is that all the experiences I had there made me ...

In July of 2007, I visited the PSHF in their offices in Bacolod, Santa Catalina, Bohol and Cebu. I was connected with the organization through its founder Richard Foster as I attend Tokyo Union Church with him in Japan. I visited some of the projects that the organization supports, conducted some interviews and wrote some proposals. In a ten-day period I experienced so much poverty firsthand but left feeling blessed by what God had shown m...