Will is Home from the Philippines!!!

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Published 2020-03-26
What an amazing roller coaster ride it’s been for the past couple weeks. So many stores closed, activities and school canceled; it’s hard to keep up with all the changes. While Will has been serving in the Philippines for the last 24 months he’s had amazing experiences within the last couple weeks have brought new challenges to him and the other missionaries serving there. He’s been on quarantine the last two weeks and was surprisingly told by the president of the Philippines that all foreign people need to be out of the country in 72 hours. He ended up lifting that ban because there was far too many missionaries that needed to leave. The church hired five jumbo jets to bring home the missionaries serving in the 23 missions of the Philippines. I am so thankful that Will was one of these missionaries! And I’m so thankful that he didn’t miss out on too much more of his mission. Most of all, I’m so thankful he’s home!
My sweet friend April works for a company called Card My Yard, where they bring signage to wish people "happy birthday" or "happy anniversary" or "welcome home". Didn’t it turn out SO great?
Here’s our experience of going to the airport picking up Will. There was a lot of people there and we stayed back as long as we could but realized people were starting to collect near our van. We decided to head over to the far side of the garage at one of the window openings where we had a perfect view of the international hanger. We finally see Will walking out! Best day ever!
Reuniting with Will was amazing! But watching it back on video brings tears to my eyes watching the little brothers see Will, and embrace Will for the first time in years. Such a sweet tender moment.
We set up a time to do a "honk and wave" in our front yard so our friends and neighbors could drive by and see Will and welcome him home. Some even stopped to have a brief conversation while maintaining social distancing. It ended up being the most wonderful idea and experience ever! This darn corona virus has really put a wrench in so many of our plans, but this turned out perfectly!!!
All Comments (21)
  • @dunya74
    Thank u sir!im from philippines❤😊
  • @Raymondlopez08
    I love seeing family members together again. I subscribed
  • @saintjao14
    We ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️you guys. From the Philippines
  • @MrJacksuper
    wow, the community is so impressive!!! will is a good man!!! loveyah will> from new zealand!!!
  • @RubenJomaoas
    👏🏽 great family Nice flag 🇵🇭 wow All kind and sweet 👍🏽😊✌🏽
  • @fobertgacula5202
    Neighbor and friends are all kind and sweet. 💓😉✌️👍🙏🥰
  • @rodneylavitoria482
    What an awesome welcome decor... With Philippine flag is so amazing... Love here from Philippines..
  • @johnvillaflor2723
    Such a great brother and son. Congratulations and thank you for serving in my home country.
  • @robertreyes6719
    Pogi! Ang hirap daw sa mission (testimony) na ganyan nagkakaroon ka ng attachment at leaving them with memories sa mga locals. Grabe! I got emotional. Anyway, thank you for visiting the Philippines. =( 🇵🇭 🇵🇭🇵🇭
  • @evolanomrac9531
    U have this Filipino atmosphere pinoy bonding so cool family
  • @Charles64
    Cool… welcoming Home elder from my homeland ph.🇵🇭 🌹❤️ mabuhay welcome home.and what a lovely warm loving Family
  • @joycefiame8505
    Omgsh what an awesome family you have. I cried when Will hugged mum. My son will be leaving for the Iloilo Philippines mission in November. I'm gonna miss him heaps! Thanks for sharing your video with us. xo
  • @aminodenkleijicgonzales4388
    It's very obvious that your family miss you so much and I got a feeling that you will be missing the Philippines. Thank you for serving in our country. Mabuhay ♥️