From the Field

You get another 2-for-1 special today!

Yesterday (Sunday) we went to a church in another province, Cavite. I thought it would be nice for the team to get outside of Manila for a little bit and see some countryside, so we took them to GMA, Cavite. Our field strategy coordinator, Stephen Gualberto, pastors this church.

We were greeted at GMA CotN with warm smiles and handshakes!

 

Something a little unique to the GMA church is that they have a dance team, and nearly every Sunday they prepare a dance routine that coincides with the worship music. The boys have flags that they use and the girls have tambourines. It’s a little hard to describe, so I thought I would provide you with a video.

After the church service, the church provided lunch for the team. It was unexpected, but a very nice gesture by the church. I guess I should have expected it, since the Filipino people are notorious for being hospitable.

Your daily (almost daily) update from the Philippines!

It was a little different today. The first timers to the Philippines were given a campus tour by Floyd Cunningham, the president of APNTS. It’s great when Floyd leads the team around. He has so much knowledge about the history of the campus and of missions in the Philippines. I think I learn something new about the campus every time I go on the tour with him.

After the tour, it was back to work on the second floor. 

We have a special going on today… a two-for-one special! I’m going to give you two updates rolled into one today. It was a late night last night, and I didn’t have time to post an update. Actually, it’s a late night tonight too, but I can’t skip another day, otherwise there might be some people from Southern Indiana that might start sending me hate mail.

We decided to have our shopping day on Thursday instead of Saturday so we could miss all of the Saturday traffic in Manila. It worked out perfectly! It didn’t take near as long to get where we were going on Thursday as it would have if we were to drive there on Saturday.

Our first stop on Thursday was the American Military Cemetery. It’s a nice place to take teams. When you drive through the cemetery and see the thousands of crosses spread across the ground, it’s a humbling reminder of the sacrifices that were made for our freedom.