Author Archives: Jeff Block

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About Jeff Block

Lover and follower of Jesus, the long awaited King. Husband and father. Pastor, writer, and engineer. Learning how to be Found in Jesus, and helping others to do the same.

Philippine Travel Log: And there was evening and morning the first day

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Jeff Block

Day 1: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Arrival at Shekinah I’ve already gone into some details about meeting John-John and our arrival at the orphanage, as well as a detailed description of the orphanage itself.  So this will be a brief … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: A Virtual Tour of Shekinah Home

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Jeff Block

This is a post that describes the orphanage where John lived for almost 3 years, and where we stayed with him for 5 days before bringing him back to America.  Other posts will talk more about him and what we … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: Meeting John-John

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Jeff Block

We barely slept the night before meeting John.  I was up even more than Faith was, racking up a total of 3.5 hours of sleep that night.  I slept from 9PM-12:30AM, and that was pretty much it.  The rest of … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: Laoag City

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Jeff Block

Following our death defying, icy bus ride, we arrived in Laoag City, capital of Ilocos Norte.  The sun came up at 5:30AM (having no affect on the temperature in the bus), and we rolled into town at 6:30AM.  A big … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: Ice cold bus ride

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Jeff Block

We arrived at the Manila bus station long before the departure of our 10PM bus.  I had anticipated that the bus would not be air conditioned, so I wore a pretty flimsy short sleeved shirt with my jeans.  I had … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: An Unexpected Day of Rest

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Jeff Block

We woke up early on Monday (6AM) because we expected to be checking out of the hotel, visiting an orphanage outside of Mnila (not John’s orphanage), then touring a rather famous (in the Philippines) volcano nearby, then taking the bus … Continue reading →

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