On Saturday, April 13, 2019, we took the students to Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California. This activity was a super fun way to learn about planes and spend time developing relationships with each other. Many thanks to Jack, Jason, Lotta, and Sierra for coming with us.

A notable quote from Kevin: "The museum just has the outdoor airplane for the 'likes.'"

Dear family and friends,
 
In God’s grace, our family returned to Taiwan. The children have gone back to school and seen classmates that they hadn’t seen for a long time. We were concerned about how they would catch up with their friends in terms of academics and the school’s atmosphere. To our surprise, we are proud that our young ones have been adjusting fine and are happy. Praise God for the relief in our heart!
 
A number of ladies have become Christians. Subsequently, we’ve been teaching basic lessons of faith in preparation for baptism at Easter. Furthermore, a few others have diligently witnessed to their families. God has used their testimonies to touch the hearts of their loved ones. It’s exciting news!
 
Thank you for partnering in prayers and support.

We are so grateful for everyone who has been serving by tutoring, mentoring, and discipling through the low-income tutoring ministry over the years. Last year, 2018, marked the 20th anniversary of when the first group of volunteers moved into different apartments (355 and 360) on O'Keefe Street back in 1998 and started hanging out with the kids.

There have been so many changes over the past 20 years, but God has remained faithful through it all. We are so grateful that he continues to draw people to the neighborhood and the tutoring program. We are praying for all of the volunteers and the families they touch!

In 2018, we continued our sponsorship of Soklang Vun (7), Sinet Kov (13), Sopheary Kov (13), and Sopheak Kov (15). Soklang is at the Kampong Cham children's home, and the Kovs are at the Kampong Thom home.

Sinet and Sopheary Kov are two of the Cambodian orphans we support. These twins turned 13 on November 11th! They live at the Kampong Thom children's home, and they had a wonderful time at their birthday party with the other children.

On Saturday, December 8, 2018, we took 8 of our students and 6 tutors to Monterey Bay Aquarium. Everyone had a fun time!

This month school started back up, and so did our weekly tutoring program for the elementary and middle school students.
 
Please pray that we’ll have sufficient volunteers helping, especially with leading the middle school students. One of our key leaders departed after faithfully serving for the past few years.

On Saturday, September 29th, we took the students and their families on a field trip to Año Nuevo. This is one of the most awesome state parks in the Bay Area, featuring sea lions!

The students are on summer break, but that doesn't keep us from wanting to spend time with them! On August 1st, we hosted a backyard barbecue with the tutors, the students, and their parents. It was also a great time to celebrate some special occasions for a few of our key volunteers—an upcoming wedding and a birthday!

We are sponsoring two children who live long-term at the children's home in Thailand: Peen and Fone. We are so grateful to support them so that they can eat nourishing food, have fun, and learn about God.