We’re back from the most wonderful of times in Singapore with our good friends. We did just about everything you can imagine with young families, from going to a play (The Emperor's New Clothes), to the zoo and the beach...

... Cele- brating a birthday at the Botanic Gardens, swimming and playing on play- grounds, shopping, and just spending a lot of wonderful time together.

One of my highlights was going to a goat farm. My family took care of goats when I was young, so I have very special memories with them. But it’s not a memory that’s easy to share with people because goats are not as popular as their friendliness deserves.

Isabel, though, is allergic to cow’s milk – so we drank goat’s milk most of the time we were there. Also, with the drought in Austral- ia, a lot of Asians are looking for alternative sources of milk. So the goat farm is a popular tourist spot. They were so friendly and fun that no one wanted to leave.

We got to know the Hergge family here in Manila when Deborah was the attendant at Niko’s birth in their home four years ago now. Since then we have become very good friends. Niko, though, has a serious heart condition and is scheduled for his second surgery in England at the beginning of next year.

It’s an anxious thing to face a serious health concern with a young child. No doubt we have become closer friends because of the challenges we’ve faced together.

While we were there, Auden developed a painful ear infection that required medical attention. It wasn’t on the scale of their concerns for Niko, but there was anxiety about his health, as well as about the expenses of medical care. But the way things turned out seemed to show God’s miraculous care for both our families.

When we visited the specialist, Deborah talked with him about our lives and work here in the Philippines. He pre- scribed medicine and told us to come back before we flew out for a procedure to remove the wax from Auden’s ear. It was a total surprise, but he donated his services each time he saw us. It seemed like this little miracle was a message from God for both our families: “You can trust me to provide what you need.”