sent an email update, now that our internet is working again - it’s definitely had some trouble since the typhoons, which is to be expected.

on Saturday Jayne and I are heading to Palawan to spend a couple of days enjoying another of the Philippine islands.  then we will have the privilege of observing Dr. Velazco in a different training program for caregivers working with commercially sexually exploited individuals.

after that trip, we will head up to Angeles City, where I will be completing my internship at RENEW foundation (www.renew-foundation.org).  We’ll drop some stuff off and get to check out their shelter, and then we’re heading to Thailand for a week!

we will get the chance to see my friend Nikki, who was on the original Freedom Initiative team with me, and check out an aftercare facility where Nikki is doing her internship.  and we will get to meet up with a family friend to see the orphanage that he and his wife started, to provide a home for kids who are at risk of being trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation or labor.  and we’ll enjoy some Thai food, and the mountains of Chiang Mai…so it will be lovely.