Good morning, a welcome. You may be seated. So glad you're here. I want to welcome those of you that are joining us online as well. We're so glad that you are.

So a little treat this morning I'm going to have at this time Steve and Herlin and Michaella.

There, that was pretty good, huh?

I asked Steve to share with you about the Philippines missions,

and so very excited to have them do so.

Steve, it's all yours.

All right. Well, good morning. I just want to say

aloha and thank you for the honor and privilege to share with you this morning what the Lord

is doing in the Philippines. The slides behind me will give you a visual of how God is moving there.

And thank the Lord for answered prayer, has this body of Christ

has blessed us by becoming a partner in God's mission in the Philippines. God is truly amazing.

My name is Steve White. This is my beautiful wife, Herlin, and our charming daughter, Michaela.

We are missionaries in the Philippines overseeing a ministry that currently

touches nearly 900 people on the islands of Borokai and Panai. I'm a former businessman and

Kani'oi resident. I previously sat on the board of directors for the North Shore Christian

Fellowship in Haleeva. That was until God called me on a journey, and what a journey it has been.

In 2017, I went on a short-term mission trip as a widower to the Philippines.

At the time, I had what I considered was the dream job. I worked from home. My boss was six time zones away. I had one customer in Hawaii and one in Alaska. I was comfortable. I was stockpiling my 401k. I was planning for a comfortable of retirement.

Well, during that mission trip, my life's plans began to change abruptly.

Proverbs 169 says, a man's heart plans his way,

but God directs his steps. I soon realized that I was going in the wrong direction, and the Lord was

about to redirect. While I was there, I experienced and learned of the trials and tribulations of an impoverished people, some who had been outcast from society and considered to be untouchable.

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