There were 4 American midwifery students and one Filipina midwife. The arrived Monday and spit up. Sylvette (the translator and former Filipino NT member), Sarah, and Makayla went to Casiklan for the first few days. The other girls, Jordan and Abigail, joined the supervisors and me in Tinucoran and then on to Subiat. Two of the American girls have been in Davao for 2 years and have picked up Cebuano and can speak it well, which was very helpful during our time of ministry. The other two are here from June to the end of August.
Krysten, the daughter of the couple who direct Nehemiah Teams, joined the Subiat team for "Tuli days." She is a junior in high school and is looking into becoming a nurse. The team really enjoyed having her join for the week.
On the second day of "Tuli," the rest of the midwives joined the team in Subiat. It was great to have so many people in one place. Everyone got to get to know one another, get each other’s stories and were able to encourage each other in their own ministry work.
We wish they all could have stayed longer but they could not as they had to get back to their duties at Mercy Maternity Clinic in Davao City. We will keep them in our prayers as they will for us.