Kids Stuff !!

It’s been a busy month since our last newsletter at the end of March. As we mentioned back then, YM (Youth Mobilization) was hosting a team from Emmanuel Bible College (EBC). We were very involved with this team by taking them to different ministries and showing them around. We assisted EBC with a DVBS (Daily Vacation Bible School) located in Tondo, which is an urban poor area of Manila. This area is known for being very dangerous because of the gang activity. Because of this the church members were our shadows everywhere we went. We slept at the church which is right in the community for one night. The pastor told Greg that nobody attacked us because they knew that we were Christians. Praise God for His protection! The DVBS was held in two different churches simultaneously with over 200 children total. EBC lead the DVBS again with the same theme as what was done in the tribe at the end of March. This was “The Quest for the Kingdom.” A week after the DVBS, YM assisted the churches in this same community with their first ever evangelistic concert. Through songs, presentations, and an evangelistic message many people surrendered their life to Christ. Please continue to pray for breakthrough in this community.

Some of the kids

Crafts

Greg with some of the youth from the church

Us, some of the Volunteers and EBC at graduation

Also while EBC was here we held another hygiene clinic with a new partner church located in yet another very poor area of Manila. At the clinic 100 more children received haircuts, nail cuts, showers, a healthy snack, and a hygiene kit with contents of a toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, and soap. We also had a paediatrician teach the parents on proper hygiene and nutrition.

Greg on ear cleaning duty. The dirt and smells that come out of their ears is unbelievable.

The area the hygiene clinic was held. So many of the rivers here look like this.

Another Climb - Mt. Daguldol

Here are some pictures of another mountain climb we did. This time we camped over night on the summit. The mountain is a couple hours south of manila right by the ocean. It was beautiful!!

The Summit

The Summit and our small tent that we can barely stretch out in....but hey, it's light!

Greg and Andy cooking beans for supper.....Yummy!!!

The Ocean next to the mountain

Refreshing 'Halo Halo' after our climb down

The Kids In The Mountains

Here are some pictures of the dvbs we held for a village in the mountains. We wrote about it in our newsletter but we have so many awesome pictures that we want to share.

Hiking!

Several weeks ago we had a chance to get out of the city with some friends. We drove about 2hrs south of Manila and hiked Mt. Makiling. The second picture to the left is of the mud spring. It stank like rotten eggs and you can see in the picture the steam because it was so hot. Yes, the picture below is Greg thinking he's Tarzan and swinging from a vine.