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Monday, June 29, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Link Love
This one's for Andrea (Haitz) Franklin. I'm sure she and her husband would also covet your prayers for the physicians at the Mayo Clinic too...
http://standtallrob.blogspot.com/
http://standtallrob.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Special Thanks to DZT Alumni
Dear Darlia and DZT Alumni,
Warmest Christian greetings from the Philippines!
On behalf of the children and staff of Samaritan's Place in the Philippines, I want to express our deepest gratitude to the all of the DZT Alumni that helped send the ten (10) DZT team members for the summer mission. All of us, especially the orphan children, were so blessed and encouraged by the attention, affection, affirmation and actions of the lovely ladies of Delta Zeta Tau.
Each of the DZT gals truly lived out the motto of the club, Seeking to Serve. The girls helped in so many ways -- helping to coordinate the 2009 Sportsfest, providing relief time for the house parents and caregivers, playing and tutoring the kids, conducting devotionals -- but primarily showing the love of Christ each day!
Due to their wonderful ministry services, our Kidz Klub attendance record was even broken with 160 children on Saturday May 24, 2009! It was an inspiring time for all!
In addition to making a big difference for Samaritan's Place and our community kids, we were also pleased to help the girls enjoy some enriching and exciting cultural adventures. The girls made visits to the old Spanish section of Manila, the US WWII Memorial Cemetery and Ocean Adventure Park. I think even the dolphins at Ocean Park fell in love with DZT!
Without a doubt, having the joy and privilege of hosting the DZT short-term mission team was one of the highlights of our 22+ years of ministry service in the Philippines. We hope that the girls were as deeply affected and blessed like us!
Darlia, please convey our thanks, gratitude and appreciation to all the DZT Alumni and everyone who helped make this 2009 mission trip possible. We were overwhelmed by the love shown when we heard reports of alumni working so hard on the yard sales and making sacrificial contributions to make this trip a reality.
We were especially grateful for the love gift offering of $ 2,500.00 USD. That was a very special extra blessing that will help us meet many needs! May His promise in Hebrews 6:10 be all of yours today and every day!
Please consider yourselves hugged many times over by the Samaritan's Place children ... and all of us here in the Philippines! God bless you and we hope to see you all soon!
In His love,
MARC A. MORRIS, Alum '84
Founder and President
Samaritan's Place Homes for Children
Vice President for Internal Affairs
Association of Child Caring Agencies of the Philippines (ACCAP)
Warmest Christian greetings from the Philippines!
On behalf of the children and staff of Samaritan's Place in the Philippines, I want to express our deepest gratitude to the all of the DZT Alumni that helped send the ten (10) DZT team members for the summer mission. All of us, especially the orphan children, were so blessed and encouraged by the attention, affection, affirmation and actions of the lovely ladies of Delta Zeta Tau.
Each of the DZT gals truly lived out the motto of the club, Seeking to Serve. The girls helped in so many ways -- helping to coordinate the 2009 Sportsfest, providing relief time for the house parents and caregivers, playing and tutoring the kids, conducting devotionals -- but primarily showing the love of Christ each day!
Due to their wonderful ministry services, our Kidz Klub attendance record was even broken with 160 children on Saturday May 24, 2009! It was an inspiring time for all!
In addition to making a big difference for Samaritan's Place and our community kids, we were also pleased to help the girls enjoy some enriching and exciting cultural adventures. The girls made visits to the old Spanish section of Manila, the US WWII Memorial Cemetery and Ocean Adventure Park. I think even the dolphins at Ocean Park fell in love with DZT!
Without a doubt, having the joy and privilege of hosting the DZT short-term mission team was one of the highlights of our 22+ years of ministry service in the Philippines. We hope that the girls were as deeply affected and blessed like us!
Darlia, please convey our thanks, gratitude and appreciation to all the DZT Alumni and everyone who helped make this 2009 mission trip possible. We were overwhelmed by the love shown when we heard reports of alumni working so hard on the yard sales and making sacrificial contributions to make this trip a reality.
We were especially grateful for the love gift offering of $ 2,500.00 USD. That was a very special extra blessing that will help us meet many needs! May His promise in Hebrews 6:10 be all of yours today and every day!
Please consider yourselves hugged many times over by the Samaritan's Place children ... and all of us here in the Philippines! God bless you and we hope to see you all soon!
In His love,
MARC A. MORRIS, Alum '84
Founder and President
Samaritan's Place Homes for Children
Vice President for Internal Affairs
Association of Child Caring Agencies of the Philippines (ACCAP)
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Seeking To Serve Globally!
Hello lovely Delta's! :)
I'm excited to post about the past Philippines trip that we went on. First thank you to the Alumni Association for helping so much to allow us the opportunity to experience the Philippines.
I'm excited to post about the past Philippines trip that we went on. First thank you to the Alumni Association for helping so much to allow us the opportunity to experience the Philippines.
The first big event that took place in the Philippines was the DZT/SP SportsFest. Every other saturday Samaritan's Place holds a VBS for the community. SportsFest is an once a year event that we had a chance to be apart. We led teams in competions, competing against eachother, but also exemplifying a Christ like example. Everyone had such a great time! It really was an experience to run around and have a fun time with these children. We had children that would come that would have burns, lice, or even not eaten for the day. Every child had a smile on their face no matter the circumstance. These children taught me so much in just the two weeks I shared with them.
Everyday we had the opportunity to visit with the units of the orphanage. We made bonds with not only the children but the house parents and staff. Their lives and love flows beyond themselves and eachother. They opened up their lives and took us into their hearts. We had times of devotions, VBS, and play time. The experience was perfect.
I try to explain how wonderful it was to go to the Philippines and stay at the orphanage, however; I dont think it is enough. When we left everyone of us girls felt like we had been touched in a certain specific way. I dont doubt that I will return and I recommend to everyone of you reading this to try to make it a desire to visit. You will not be disappointed.
I also that you keep in your prayers the Samaratians Place Orphanage in the Philippines.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Avalon, Philippines, et al.
Dear Alums,
I wanted to apologize for the lack of updates about the Philippines trip. Hopefully, we will have a few guest bloggers in the coming weeks that share about their experiences! I hope to have pictures up soon as well.
I'd also like to congratulate a DZT alum on her recent promotion... Amy McBride Richardson (Tap 71) is the newest member of the Dove Award Winning and Grammy Nominated Christian Group Avalon! If you are on facebook, myspace, or twitter, please let Amy know how proud we are to have her represent!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_(band)
http://twitter.com/AmyKayR
Jenn
I wanted to apologize for the lack of updates about the Philippines trip. Hopefully, we will have a few guest bloggers in the coming weeks that share about their experiences! I hope to have pictures up soon as well.
I'd also like to congratulate a DZT alum on her recent promotion... Amy McBride Richardson (Tap 71) is the newest member of the Dove Award Winning and Grammy Nominated Christian Group Avalon! If you are on facebook, myspace, or twitter, please let Amy know how proud we are to have her represent!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_(band)
http://twitter.com/AmyKayR
Jenn
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