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A Cardinal Day!
Since cardinal can also mean “noteworthy”, “significant” and “momentous”, I feel this is an appropriate title for this week’s blog. Indeed it was the most memorable part of our week. On Wednesday, we went to the Manila Cathedral to get the MOA signed for our Cardinal Sin Project. This is the project where we plan…
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Cutest Mob Ever
I will get to this story shortly. First of all, though, I need to back up a few days. We actually went to the women’s prison closeby. We learned that they have some needs, so Elder Parada lined up a time for us to meet with the Superintendent of the prison. Off we went, way…
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Palarong/Rain!/ Seniors Step Out
As you can see from this week’s title, I just couldn’t decide on an appropriate title. Too many things this week, that were quite different from each other. After having not much of interest happen for three weeks (I could have taken a picture of us at our desks, slaving away in our cubicles) we…
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The Huffs take an Excursion
We had a week of catch up last week. I know this seems to be a pattern. Go on the road for a week or so, then stay home and sit at our desks a lot to get things done. I could have taken a picture of Elder Huff sitting at his desk in our…
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Wheels and Seats
Since we were stranded in Puerto Princesa, we made the most of our time back there. We attended our weekly humanitarian meeting where we all present projects and managed to present two. After our meeting, we were picked up by President Baniago, his wife and the service missionary, Sister Duking. They wanted to show us…
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Pag-Asa /Stranded in Paradise
What a week we have had!!! We had three turnover celebrations, visits to more schools and a wonderful break in El Nido. So first things first: Turnovers! We have been working with the external partnership person at the Puerto Princesa (in Palawan) School Division and now we have more or less finished with all of…
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Balabac
We have now been here in Palawan for a week but this blog will just focus on our first few days. We have many things going on here in Palawan- turnover of donations, checking up on the peer-to-peer tutoring program that was implemented in the two school divisions and a medical mission in Balabac along…
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The Long and Not So Winding Road
This past week was another full week, especially the last half of the week. On Wednesday, we had a wonderful opportunity to have three general authorities speak to us during an Area Office Devotional. Elder Renlund was here as was Elder Johnson and Bishop Budge. Elder Huff had to play the piano for the choir…
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P.E.A.R.L.S and Karma
I was going to title this PEARLS and Miracles, but then I thought maybe, just maybe, miracles was too bold a word to use. Even though what happened seemed truly like a miracle to us. So maybe tender mercy fits better. And Karma definitely fits. I will let you be the judge. Maybe I will…
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Angels Will Assist
We were mostly home this week, but we did travel back to the Bicol region, of Southern Luzon to conduct literacy training sessions for two stakes: Daet and Sipocot. This brings us up to six Stakes so far! Usually, we have had the person who started this before the pandemic, Diana Cruz, with us to…
We are the Huffs!
After being retired for three years – remodeling our house, living through COVID, traveling around the country to see our children and grandchildren – we decided it was time to do something truly meaningful and bigger than self. We’ve long wanted to serve a mission together for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. On June 21, 2022, we received our call to serve as humanitarian missionaries in the Philippines. On August 22, our mission began at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah. On September 4, we arrived in the Philippines. We look forward to sharing our adventure over the next 18 months.
