Week two of ministry is complete and God continues to show His faithfulness, that He is watching over us, and that He is a God that is worthy of our praise. Our village continues to welcome us with open arms. We are constantly given gifts of fresh pineapple, mangoes, and bananas, and we are often given at least one (if not more than one) merienda, which is a mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack. Don't worry people... we are being well fed.
One of our persons of peace brought us along to his farm Thursday morning, and we had a nice morning of adventure. We hiked through beautiful rice fields and pineapple fields before making it to his farm. We met all of his chickens and pig before he led us to his caribou (water buffalo). It had no name so we named her Amy (after Amy Carmichael) and the girls rode her across the field on the way to Tatay's favorite waterfall. We splashed in the waterfall, dove into the river, and had sweet fellowship with Tatay all morning. Because Tatay is THE man, he brought his supplies to cook us rice and steamed fish. As if that wasn't enough, he offered to get us coconuts and pineapple to add to our picnic. This was 100% a Filipino picnic, as we ate with our hands off a banana leaf plate. As we headed back to the village, the boys took their turn to ride Amy. It was full of laughter. Pray for Tatay, specifically that he will continue to hunger for the Word and potentially be a leader after we leave.
Join us in our ministry by praying for the following:
-Healing: Nanay G's eyesight, Tatay and M to recover from physical ailments
-Ate B: married for 4 years and has not been able to get pregnant
-Potential leaders for when we leave at the end of the summer
-Body of believers to form a house church before we leave
-Village captain to come to know the Lord, for she could have a great influence in the town
-11 teenagers that accepted Christ
-Children will be able to see Christ through us as we share stories and love on them
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| If you get the opportunity to ride a caribou, take the opportunity. |
Join us in our ministry by praying for the following:
-Healing: Nanay G's eyesight, Tatay and M to recover from physical ailments
-Ate B: married for 4 years and has not been able to get pregnant
-Potential leaders for when we leave at the end of the summer
-Body of believers to form a house church before we leave
-Village captain to come to know the Lord, for she could have a great influence in the town
-11 teenagers that accepted Christ
-Children will be able to see Christ through us as we share stories and love on them
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| Shoutout to Tatay for taking us to the waterfall! |
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| Are they riding a caribou or are they working out? Their muscles told them they were working out when they woke up the next morning. |
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| Picnicin' Filipino style |