I wonder how it must have felt
When David stood to face Goliath on a hill
I imagine that he shook with all his might
Until You took his hand, and held on tight
'
Cause You were there, You were there
In the midst of danger's snare
You were there, You were there always
You were there when the hardest fight
Seemed so out of reach
Oh, You were there, You were always there
You were always there
 
So there he stood upon that hill
Abraham with knife in hand was poised to kill
But God in all his sovereignty had bigger plans
And just in time, You brought a lamb
'Cause You were there,
You were there
In the midst of the unclear
You were there, you were there always
You were there when obedience
Seemed to not make sense
You were there, You were always there
You were always there
 
So haven't I learned that my ways
Aren't as high as Yours are
And You alone keep the universe
From crumbling into dust
You are God and though we would
Not have understood You
There You were
 
Hanging blameless on a cross
You would rather die than leave us in the dark
Every moment, every planned coincidence
Just all makes sense
With Your last breath
 
You were there, You were there
During historys darkest hour
You were there, You were there always
You were the Victor and the King
You were the power in David's swing
You were the calm in Abraham
You are the God who understands
You are the strength when we have none
You are the living, Holy one
You were, You are and You will always be
The Risen Lamb of God
 
You were, You are and You will always be
The Risen Lamb of God
 
STANDING IN AWE,
Cris Ann[...]

Wont you sit and have a cup of coffee with me?

 I just got off the phone and it appears one of the contacts given to us, showed us mercy and made contact with Cris Ann and Caleb. He has told them he thinks he can help them with the passport and visa. We are humbled and continue to ask the Lord for mercy and guidance.[...]

 Gary is home ~ The morning after he got home I laid in bed listening to him piece the coffee pot back together. Patiently putting the machine back together piece by piece. I was wondering if it was broken, but then I could smell the wonderful aroma of fresh brewed coffee! I couldn't imagine how he worked all the pieces together but some how I knew he could.[...]

Gary made it home safe and sound. We will continue to pray for Caleb and Cris Ann and ask the Lord for mercy in the process regarding her passport and visa. Blessings Dawn ~[...]

I have been waiting for the right time to post on 'Post Hope' and my wife and me agree it's time. There is so much to say but it will take a bit more time to write what the Lord has done over the past three month. I want to say thank you for all the love and prayers from everyone. Cris Ann and me read every comment and post while we were in the hospital. We had no clue that any of this was going on. We thought we were alone, helpless and cut off from the world. In a sence this was true, but we soon found out that help was on the way and so many people were there for us. [...]

When you post on posthope.org you go the POSTS , post a message tab and write!!  Thank you for your perseverance. Love you, ~ Dawn[...]

Ok, so the coffee pot won. In times of peace I read the coffee pot manual, I fiddled with the coffee machine, putting the pieces where it seemed like they should go and looking back on how Gary would load and work the machine. When I was not feeling peace and was frazzled and frustrated, there were coffee beans on the floor and the counter, parts of the coffee machine all over and my coffee no matter what I did looked like tea....yuck.[...]

I want to express my gratitude to everyone who prayed for Caleb and for everyone here in the Phillippines. Just want u to know that Caleb is out of the hospital now. THANK U LORD!!!  It was a heart breaking experience for me when we experienced the biggest storm in history and watching my husband having a seizure at the same time. Thank u soo much for your support and words of comfort and encouragement. We are now trying our best on how to get me a passport and visa so we could visit our family and friends in the States. I'm sooo excited to meet everyone and personally thank u for being there for us in these hard times. Today we are going to DFA to get my passport. Please pray that everything will go smoothly and that we may find a way on how to get it really soon. Please continue to pray for the victims of the typhoon. Thank u sooo much guys! [...]

While Gary has been gone I haven't had my early morning coffee. That's because I don't know how to use the coffee pot! Yep, you heard it, Gary is the coffee maker in the family and our coffee pot reminds me of a space ship. What ever happened to the coffee machines where you put the little while paper filter in the top and you scooped the coffee out of the big metal can that you later used for bacon grease.[...]

Several people have asked and even donated financially to our family Thank you so much. If you desire to give money, Kings School has set up a fund so that you can get a receipt and  a tax deduction for your kindness. I feel I must tell you that the  money at this point will be used to pay for Caleb's medial bills and other expenses they are incurring. Gary remains determined to go back into East Samar before they leave as he feels the need to help the team and their rebuilding efforts.  He reports that although there is much to be done, the Good News of the Gospel is the Hope that precedes any concerns at this time and offers hope to all in the Philippines, including him, Caleb and Cris Ann.  [...]