Wow today, crazy day headed out to Mark McDowell's house prayed as a team and then headed out to some squatter areas. His ministry is called PBJ (Philippino basketball for Jesus) two missionaries one from Germany and the other from Switzerland joined us for the first half of the day. We spent the early day part of the day meeting the people of one squatter area/community. Played with hundreds of kids gave out a 800 of these wordless bracelets. the bracelets have 5 colors, yellow (Heaven) Black (Sin)Red (Blood of Christ) white (Forgiveness) Green (Grow) now we hand out these bracelets and then explain it in tagalog. Not many people speaks English in the squatter areas.
I played lots of basketball with them and would do some gymnastics! The kids loved having me lift them up and throw them up in the air or spin them in circles. Played some interesting pool table games in some shack in a squatter areas. Many interesting stories from the area.
We got some barbecue food from the markets and lots of mangos and bananas which are both amazing here. We headed over to the squatter area we went to yesterday its called Dupox (spelling is off) its where Eric Strand is staying in one of the man made cave shacks underneath the metal shacks. played with the kids there. Then had a bible study with students in another part of Manila and then played basketball with the high schoolers that night as well as a PBA coach(NBA for the Philippines) came out to join us as well. Awesome day pray for the children we met today and the their families. as well as for the seeds we are sowing here. As well as for our team, foot injuries and any unseen sickness's.
I am glad you are finding time to write as you experience each new person and place. I will be praying for you during this trip.
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