STORIES

Dec 28, 20235 min read

Hope That Returns to the Hopeless

Aaron and Ema Smith chronicle the 20-year past, present, and future of their journey of hope on Manila

Feb 26, 20235 min read

A Tithe to Celebrate

A generous tithe results in joyful celebration across urban marginalized communities around the world

Dec 13, 20222 min read

Watering Dry Ground in Asia

SP Strategic Coordinator Daniel Groot reflects on the Asia Regional Gathering

Apr 10, 20202 min read

Do Justice

Under extreme lockdown orders and crowded living conditions, SP staff in Manila offer ways to do justice

Nov 21, 20192 min read

The Substance of Life

Reflections and poetry by Marisa Lin, SP intern in San José, California on her internship orientation in Manila, Philippines.

Oct 26, 20183 min read

Ajie's Burgers

Aaron, SP staff in Manila, shares how God spared Ajie’s burger shop during a community-wide fire and how this business brought new...

May 24, 20182 min read

Botocan Rebuilds

Aaron and Ema, #SPManila, share praise along the way as their church supports their squatter community in recovering and rebuilding after...

Apr 18, 20182 min read

Bangon Botocan

Following a devastating fire that consumed much of Botocan, a squatter community home to our SP Manila team, God's hope appeared in an...

Feb 20, 20184 min read

Girls' Fellowship

For the past nine years, Aaron and Ema have lived in and served the Botocan community in Quezon City, a section of metropolitan Manila....

Sep 20, 20172 min read

Breaking Cycles of Poverty

Aaron and Ema Smith, SP staff in Manila, the Philippines, share about how God uses deep, committed discipleship to transform lives and...