Weather can change pretty quickly in most places but observing the heavens with teachers and children means you have Plan B and Plan C ready to go. March 3rd was one of those days. The evening before was clear and we scheduled a meeting on the observing deck at IFL… Continue reading
It began with a simple request: can we have a bunch of community youth come up to the observing deck and observe? We established the equipment at IFL in Cabuyao, Laguna, PI for them about 2 years ago. Enough trained staff were ready to try a local crowd at night, but over… Continue reading
It as been over two weeks in the Philippines. We cannot really tell who gets more excited when we start pointing at the stars. Sometimes the teachers are as moonstruck as the children. Our first couple nights were peaceful as our friends discovered we were back. I even had time… Continue reading
I have read about the yearning in believers in the scriptures. I have read books by believers that have the same yearning. This little story is about the same thing, except that it is close to home. We have wanted to touch people through contact and helps by letting the… Continue reading
How flexible are you? Can you handle children as well as the elderly? People that are clean as well as those that are dirty? What if they smell good? What if they smell bad? What if a visit is inconvenient? There was quite a bit of presumption on the part… Continue reading
