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Eric is a great guy, we attended the same church and when he closed his shoe store we got one of his stools you sit on to assist people with trying shoes on! Think of you often. Bruce & Loretta
Oh, yes I am still and continue to be in contact with all my friends in my Church and Scripture study groups from America. They are the ones who truly supported me on my recovery from the most difficult time of my life. We email and talk regularly.
Mark, this interview had slipped by me for two months. Eric was an enlightening, perceptive, and entertaining interview. The thoughts and beliefs that he and I share just added to his interesting history. In a sense, he gave your fantastic interviewing skills a rest because of his thoroughness and continuity in storytelling. A VERY good conversation.
One of the best interviews ever Mark! His comments about the Phil. being a culture that affirms life, versus America's culture of death was spot-on.! Very encouraging!
Jack, With all do respect this was just an opinion of mine one one disturbing trend in American society. Again just my view. Mark and I both love the US and I have been a taken part the the democratic process by voting all my life. The dialogue of two men and their concerns and hoping for better society. I did not check my freedom of speech upon choosing to live in the Philippines. Yes, it is the greatest system humanity has ever had, but if we are critical about things we still needed to change we would not be doing our society the good service. Martin Luther King, while pointing out the problems and unfairness in the American system was not bashing America. He was trying to make a better country for all of us, and to live up to the ideals of justice and freedom for all. He made us all better by making us look in the mirror and making changes to make it a better country and more just for everyone.
" God always works in a mysterious way." What a wonderful story to listen. A totally opposite man that came to our country that youve been interviewing. Usually a middle aged man looking for a younger woman and this good looking 69 years old marrying a 72 years old woman.
Mark, another great interview.. This is a man's man, anyone that will admit that there is a God in their life and they can feel that Go is directing them is a very strong person with confidence in their own abilities, with the help of God. I have a sister in law in her 60's still looking for love in her life. I can give you a dozen cases of where God has made his presents known to my Philippino wife and I. To all those persons who found love and contentment in the Philippines thank God he moved heaven and earth to get you together with a careing person. Great interview.
Best interview you ever did, Mark. The financial part leading to and after 2008 is so relevant and truthful. I never heard this spoken before with few exceptions. The Truth about the Family etc. Beautiful. I wish this man the best. So many of us lived through that horrific Depression
Great video Mark! Wow just get him started and he ran right through his life on cruise control. Piece of cake to make that one! You guys are just a couple of years older than me so I can relate to everything he was talking about.
Indeed, God did Fred. Amazing. I went on one date 10 years after my divorce and it was 9000 miles to meet and Mary Lulu in the Philippines in 2022. Each day I see her face in the morning. I thank God. God bless and merry Christmas
@@everymanhasastory not a problem Mark, my pleasure. I still enjoy catching your interviews. Good luck with the baby, its been awhile since we’ve chatted.
You guys are 14 years younger than me Mark and Eric. I have great respect and a liking for Americans of which i have several friends i met on Cebu, mostly Military Veterans like myself. Eric impresses me with his matter of fact honesty, a trait i admire in people. The types i find it hard to tolerate are bully's and liars, the latter who usually slip up later and get caught out for what they really are. And i met a lot in the Philippines. Expats i mean. God bless Eric and you too Mark and Jen. Lina and i will be back permanently in 2 years from now. Bob. NZ.
Great interview. Religion plays a dominant role in the Philippines. Family Values is very important in the Philippine Culture. . When foreigners complaint about families active role to their wives role is difficult. This can be solve with being open but foreigners entering another Culture and demand is very problematic. Mostly Americans want their wives detached from the families. It’s extremely difficult for a wife as after religion it’s the families that molded her personality. Majority of Filipinos abroad wants to go home upon retirement. Elderly’s here are important humans who molded the family values and the Gratitude/ Respect/ Values goes along with it. Families have a heavy responsibility towards the elderly taking care of them from eldest to the young age families has to,look/ care for the elderly family. The reason the Government have given too many privileges to the elderly, their last moment on earth. It’s sad in America family values disappeared and taken over by the Wall Street and “Corporate America” took over the government the time of Reaganomic. Great interview. Thanks in sharing.
Yes. I’ve often spoken about this. Although it started much earlier than that. I Remember as a kid in the 80s all these shows like “who’s the boss” and others were the male characters were buffoons, and the women were shown in a favorable light as being reasonable and having careers etc.
Interesting interview one of the best best shoes 👞 I’m ever had were Clark . Good luck for the future . Yes you both right we had the best life growing up in the 50/60 70 etc . And thankfully in the Philippines 35:07 you have that life back again .
Hi Mark. You have a truly fascinating and far-ranging interview with Eric. God bless him and his wife, and may they have a long, happy life together. As an American expat with a deep faith in God living in Davao with my fabulous Filipina wife whose faith is equally deep and essential, I enjoyed hearing from Eric because of his deep faith too. I could comment on many things in the conversation, but let me note something about your title for the conversation--"God is on His Side!" During the Civil War, both the Union and the Confederacy claimed God was on their side. However, President Abraham Lincoln had a different view. He said, "It's not a matter of whose side God is on. Rather, what's important is whether you are on God's side." Think about it with Eric. I think it would be better to say that Eric is on God's side. Thanks for a great discussion.
James you are spot on. God gives us a choice to choose Him, “and as for my family (Lulu and I) we chose to serve the Lord” thank for that clarification in your comment.
Eric, I am glad you heard what I was saying and what Lincoln meant. You are right on target. Again, God bless you and Lulu. You chose the right quote from Joshua. God is our choice too.@@ericpohl2512
Thank for your comments. You ever in Dumaguete look us up. We just put a contract on a home here. And guess who chose it? Lulu felt it when we entered His home for us. 🙏 more prayers answered in that choice.
I agree with you Robert that Erick and Lulu are a blessing. Also, Lincoln was correct during the Civil War when both sides were claiming God was on their side. People too often want to claim God's backing, especially in war or conflict. We humans keep getting things backward. How we say things and what we say are so important. @@user-kp4fh2qj5i
Seems like a nice guy, I just wonder how he got married in the Philippines in just a few days after arrival. There is a 30 day waiting period and also a class to attend. Maybe he was just married by the church which is fine also. I got married in March this year and it took about 3 months. I had most of the documents needed prior to applying for the license. Best of luck to him and his wife.
By definition 2008 wasn't a depression because the GDP must drop by 10% or more annually and it didn't. In fact it was only in 2019 that the GDP decreased 2.60% during the recession years.
2008 was definitely a thing. I'm a bit younger than you guys (50), but that market crash is how I managed to afford a house. It was like all the house values, in my area anyways, suddenly got cut in half.
How did you not lose your job? Did you work for the government or some government funded organization during that time? Most people lost their houses and their jobs
@@imveryhungry112 I was working in IT for a large company (30K employees and contractors). There was some downsizing, but my skill set is specialized and actually allowed them to reduce other departments with less business impact. It also helped that I was a contractor myself, so got reported differently to the board and stock holders.
