We recently enjoyed a visit from the CCWC missions team. It was definitely an eventful 10 days. The team experienced what only a few have had the chance to see. We took them to the dumpsite in Balok, which was probably one of the most difficult things they had to witness. People literally live in garbage, sifting through the mountains of trash to find anything they can sell to earn a meager income.
They were also given the opportunity to accompany Jeff Rice on the street feeding program. At around 7:30 they hit the streets with food and a handful of stories. The kids, most of whom resort to glue-sniffing to kill hunger pains, loved them. They crowded around the team and listened intently as Blanca Brown told them the story of the love of Jesus. Afterwards, they were given bread, juice and hugs. My mom, Debbie, couldn’t get over one small 6 yr. old boy, Junior, who sat quietly on the sidewalk looking unreasonably adorable. FTC (Face the Children) is currently considering adopting Junior, if he and his sister consent.
Another exciting event was the victory of mind over matter... conquered by Angi Magoulis. We decided that as a rite de passage into the PFM (Philippine Frontline Ministries), she would have to indulge in one of the Filipino delicacies... Balot. This is a fully-developed duck embryo, ready to hatch in a day or two, salted and flavored. (Anyone seen Fear Factor?) She passed the test with flying colors. (Way to go!)
All in all, we were truly blessed to have te team here. It was a home-run for both the “home team” and the “visitors.” Through the evangelistic tent outreaches, jail ministry, street feedings, FTC and FWC (Frontline Worship Center) ministry, we were thoroughly encouraged to see that not only the people in the Philippines have a passion for what God is doing through the PFM.
To those who have been here, a very big THANK YOU! To those who haven’t been here, we hope to see you in the not so distant future.
Farewell.
2 comments:
was this the last update to the blog site? I am going to try to start getting out here more frequently so keep the updates coming.
when you talk to the smiths tell Doug I need the family pic from them for a hallway profile. Also ask him for the current blog address, the one I had saved says it is not longer valid.
obviously the last entry was from me, dad
sorry about that
How did the next team you hosted go?
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