In the Philippines!

Wow where to begin...

It's been a crazy ride so far! It couldn't have been a more seamless transit over here from Vancouver to Manila! From getting a whole aisle to ourselves on the flight to Taipei, to the check-in guys cutting us a lot of slack for our "overweight carry-on"!

Upon arrival we pretty much walked through immigration and found Pastor Sam and Art without too much problem. We ended up hiring a Van for our ride all the way to Baguio which was more expensive, but gave us a little more flexibility in our 6 hour ride from Manila.
First impressions of the Philippines... it's very interesting. For one, the people are definitely friendly and hospitable! It's almost like a mixing pot of a lot of other cultures i've experienced. Predominately a mix of latino and asian cultures I think , but I even see a bit of the Congo and China.

Getting to know Pastor Sam and his family has been so good. Well first of all we're living in their home... which is also the Balacbac church... which is also where about 7 other family members live. Oh yeah, the whole living-in-community thing didn't end with training haha... But yes, its been such a blessing to get to know Pastor Sam, his wife Auntie Evelyn, and the rest of his family as well as his church family.

We got a chance to sit down and discuss the ministries we will be involved in and we're getting excited. From the looks of it, we will be doing community bible surveys and bible studies, a few VBS programs with ENTIRE schools, planning and playing in evangelistic concerts with the local youth, and who knows what else to come. Yeah, God is definitely working and theirs lots of prayer that's going to have to go into these next few months, but we're excited.

Anyways, that's all i'm going to get off on this post before my jet-lag overtakes me. But here are a few pictures of our home for the next 3 months! Enjoy.

View from the balcony!

Me and Heart!

Sasusnod!