Truly Rich Reflections: Falling In Love With Jesus

*I co-wrote this on November 25, 2002, with one of my former mission partners, who is now a Jesuit novice, after a life-changing, totally inspiring youth camp in Timor Leste. Little did I know that God would plant seeds of love for this tiny country in my heart, seeds that would bear fruit into a 5-year … Continue reading Truly Rich Reflections: Falling In Love With Jesus

Counting down the days.. and reminiscing… Thank You Timor Leste!

We will be leaving Timor Leste in 4 days! FOUR days!!! Oh my.It has been five years since hubby (at that time, BF-turned-fiance-on-the-airplane-ride-over) and I agreed to go on mission for our community. A lot has happened since then.On the plane going to Brunei which was our first stopover before Timor, hubby proposed to me. … Continue reading Counting down the days.. and reminiscing… Thank You Timor Leste!

Leaving on a jetplane…

We will be leaving Timor Leste soon. It has been a meaningful mission for our whole family. We started out as an engaged couple in 2005, came back as newlyweds in 2006, I gave birth to our eldest in 2006, and then our second child in 2009. So far, we've spent the most of our … Continue reading Leaving on a jetplane…

Blessings on Tim/Rysse’s 1st Almost Week-long Mission Trip

"Lord, there is no god to compare with you; you are great and do wonderful things, you are the only God." Psalm 85:8, 10As I write, er, rather type this my family and I are ending our 1st mission trip together to the mountains of Baucau, Timor Leste. We left Dili on Tuesday and tomorrow … Continue reading Blessings on Tim/Rysse’s 1st Almost Week-long Mission Trip