Coming Home

hey everybody. sorry we had no blog for the past week. i couldn't get online.

we're here right now at LAX (L.A. Airport) waiting for our boarding time. It's now 9pm Monday, and our board is at 10pm. We've had such a great time here in the States... but home is where the heart is!

So to all our friends who supported us, through financial blessings and prayer, DAGHANG SALAMAT SA INYONG TANAN! (Many thanks to all of you)

And to the guys in Cebu, see you VERY soon.

P.S. - ang pasalubong sa June pa moabot... bleeehhhh..

Almost Last Leg

We are preparing for our Thursday trip to California which would be the last leg for this year's tour :)

Here is the summary of the stuff we've done:

Apr 22 - we played for Lawtey Correctional Institution (a prison). it was the most responsive audience since, guess where, the other prison in North Carolina. Hahaha. It is a "faith-based" prison, meaning a lot of Christian influence.

Apr 23 - we played for the Wed night service at University Baptist Church for their singles ministry. 

Apr 24 - then the next day, we played for the chapel for University Christian School, both High School & Middle School chapels.

Apr 25 - CLF donor's banquet at First Baptist (Florida). we got to connect with a lot of our CLF supporters.

Apr 26 - traveled 6 hours to Montgomery, Alabama to Thorington Baptist Church.

Apr 27 - played for the church in the morning. Then we all went to Wyvette's house that night to have fellowship with our host families.

Apr 28 - drove back to Florida again and we're staying here until thursday.

Pls continue to pray for us as we prepare for California. Miss you guys. See you SOON!

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What a week!

Let me recollect as much as i can. Here we go...

Apr 13 - we played for Baymeadows Baptist Church in Mandarin area. It was a good time. And then they took us to Sakura (a Japanese restaurant where they cook the food in front of you; very mesmerizing). 

Apr 14 - Kuya Les (& Patring) arrived form Cebu. In the afternoon, we "auditoned" for First Baptist, that's right, "auditioned". Thank God they were pleased with what they saw (& heard), enough to let us play in the main service (which is about, hmmm, only 8000 people).

Apr 15 to 17 - Orlando. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. Check them at adousa.multiply.com

Apr 18 - we're back in Jacksonville & then we split up into 4 houses again where we'll be staying for a week.

Apr 19 - did soundcheck at FBC High School bldg. The 4 guys went to the zoo in the afternoon, probably excited to find their long-lost relatives  :)

Apr 20 - we played for the FBC High School. then we had to rush back to the main auditorium for the main service. FYI, First Baptist Church in Jacksonville is not 1 bldg, it is many bldgs. hehehe...

Anyway, it was really exciting to be playing for such a big crowd. A lot of people came to us after and told us how they were blessed. Praise God!!!

In the evening, we played for Gardenview Baptist Church. We met a lot of new friends there. And they were very excited about the videos we showed. They want to come out and do missions trip. Wow!

That's all for now. Thank you so much guys for your prayers. Keep it up. We have a few more weeks to go. God bless!

this week

the next day, we moved out...

Tuesday - we played for Mandarin Christian School (K-5th Grade) and they really got into it. We talked to the kids afterwards and they we're all high-fiving us, and saying they wanted to play like we do. It was flattering...

Then we went to see Ptr Wayne Dinsbeer (Stef Dinsbeer's dad) in his church called Baymeadows Baptist Church. We had dinner at his house before splitting up to our houses. A couple of the guys (Matt & Eph) are staying at the church. They're in the room called Prophet's Chamber  :)   I know what you're thinking. They must be prophets!!!

Today - we played for Baymeadows Christian School (K-6th Grade) and again it was really fun to play for the kids.  It seems they can really get into it quicker than the adults... hmmm

Then we had lunch with some friends here. Tonight we are joining  Bible Study at Baymeadows, we won't be playing though.

Tomorrow - we will play for Mandarin Christian School, but this time for the 6th-10th Grades (High School for us). So continue to pray for us. Our schedule is getting filled up daily. Praise God!

We miss you all there in Cebu.

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also, there are a lot of changes in the sked on the left (more invites, check 'em out)

Promiseland Baptist Church

Hi y'all! hmmm... Looks like we're catching up to the Americans' slang now. hehehe..

Alright, here is the update on the last few days:

Thursday - flew out of San Antonio to Houston to Jacksonville. We met with Promiseland church members and made new friends. We stayed in 4 different houses  :)

Friday - we played for Promiseland's Singles Ministry. It was connecting time once again. FYI, Promiseland has been supporting our ministry for a looooong time, so it really felt like we knew them all these time. [P.S. the family that hosted Matt & Eph let them use a truck. "'giro kaayo si Matt!"]

Saturday - Lee & Katie (& Kayla) Tilka took us to an RV (Recreational Vehicle, kanang balay nga naay ligid) Camp in Daytona. It was a lot of fun. We played basketball, had hotdogs, & swam in their HEATED pool. It was very refreshing.

Sunday - we played for Promiseland's 2 services in the morning. And in the evening, we got invited to play again for their evening service which had a baptism and communion. It was GREAT! I think Adoration needed that spiritual boost. We do have more than a month to go...

Monday - we spent time with our host families coz we're moving out again the next day...

Brownsville, Texas

We've had a blast here at Brownsville. We met some old friends, and made new ones too...

Friday 7pm - We played at First Baptist Church. There were a lot of Filipinos at the "concert."  It was fun to play a long set, which we've haven't done in a long time.

Saturday night - we joined a Filipino community Bible Study. There were Filipinos from  different churches here in Brownsville & it was fun talking to them. We were surprised because a lot of them spoke or understood Cebuano, so it was fun.

Sunday - we played at First Baptist Church during their morning worship. After the service, the band and about 30-35 Filipinos went to a buffet restaurant and had lunch there. I guess the owner was happy  :)

Anyway, continue to pray for us. We're going back to Jacksonville on Thursday to play in a few more churches there. God bless!

Travel

... about 4am early. We had to leave for Jax airport at 4am coz our flight is at 6am. we had an uneventful trip (Jax - Nashville - San Antonio).

When we arrived, there was Ken & DJ waiting for us. It was great to connect with friends we don't see all the time. For the basketball guys out there, we went to see AT&T Center, home of the San Antonio Spurs. Then the 5-hour drive that followed, as you can guess, we were all sleeping (try waking up at 3am) most of the way.

When we got to the Soria's house, waiting for us was TINOLANG ISDA, SINUGBA, AND KINILAW! Yahoo! Oh how we missed them. Thank you uncle Glen for preparing that...

We miss you guys. Pictures & a video were just posted so check them out. Send us some more pics too, pls, esp from Quest...

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