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Day Five – Afternoon Trip to Antipolo

We are headed to Antipolo this afternoon for a very stretching experience. We will be ministering to some street kids and we would ask for all of you prayers in this. I will update you this evening on the days events.… Read the rest


Well, I don’t have a lot of news to report for today, but we continue to make progress on the clinic. Plumbing has proven to be more challenging than originally anticipated, but otherwise things are progressing. I spent some quality time this morning singing songs and playing games with the kids.… Read the rest

Day 3 (Brent’s view)

Yesterday was a game changer. For the first time, I felt deep inside me, the desire to adopt a child. As I walked up to church with our group, Jess was holding the hand of one of the girls. As we exited out the entry gate she grabbed my hand as well.… Read the rest

Day Two (now with pictures!)

Before I get going on the happenings of our life here at Rehoboth, we were not affected by Japan’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake that occurred around 1:00 pm our time yesterday. Our prayers are with the relief effort of the many aid workers in Japan and the surrounding costal communities.… Read the rest

Our first day at Rehoboth

When we arrived at Rehoboth Childrenâ€™s home in the little hours of the morning it was very quiet. It was around 2 am and everyone was asleep, and we wished that we could be sleeping. That is one thing that a 24 hour journey will do to you, with little rest and uncomfortable confines.… Read the rest

The “I suck at blogging, so here is what…

Well, it sure has been a while now, hasn’t it? Boy do I have a lot to share! First I would like to start of with talking about the upcoming trip to the Philippines. For those of you that don’t know.… Read the rest

Jim Litle

Jim Litle shares a bit about the upcoming trip to the Philippines in March, 2011. Click through to see the video!… Read the rest


Jess and I had the opportunity to go to Georgetown Lake this last weekend to spend time with my Brother, his wife Annie and their recently turned one-year-old Evelyn. Click through for some pictures!… Read the rest

Story Mill The story mill in Bozeman, MT is probably one of my favorite places to visit when I feel the muse to take some picture. It is probably cliche for me to continue to go there, as it is popular among the photography crowd, but I do enjoy the vacant structure.… Read the rest

Josh McKenzie 

Pancake Breakfast and Raffle Fundraiser

Come support a local team. They are headed to Rehoboth Children’s Home in the Philippines to assist in building a medical clinic. On January 29th at New Hope Bible Church in Belgrade, MT, we are hosting a Pancake Breakfast and Raffle Fundraiser.… Read the rest

Immunizations: CHECK! Jess and I are now immunized for our trip to the Philippines in March. Please continue to follow thepowell.com during this time of preparation. I hope to get some interviews of the various team members up shortly.… Read the rest