January 21, 2013 Calunasan Sur Elementary School This morning we spent several hours with Sr. Pedrito – the new principal – to discuss what he thought it would take to meet his dream of a school “in the lime light” (his terms). The teachers are strong supporters of Pedrito and he shows a strong embrace […]
DAY 3 January 18, 2013 It was Christmas in the barrio today! Groups of carolers appeared at our door at various times throughout the day. They would sing a song or two and wish us Merry Christmas. The custom is for us to give pesos and then they go to the next house – and […]
Yesterday, we drove 3 hours to visit a man who is very important to Pastor Samuel. I have already packed my notebook so I can’t tell you his name, but he is Samuels mentor. He is 86 yrs old and still climbing stairs! He spoke english ok so we talked for a few […]
Drive. That was the theme for the day. We left at 8am and our ‘funniest picture’ of the day happened right off. The picture on the left is a political advertisement. It shows the leader of India at a table with such notarieties as Obama,Clinton,Castro and even Prince Charles. Unfortunately, people believe that stuff […]
Grace is Pastor Samuel’s daughter and it was her birthday today. To celebrate, we took all the kids to a huge park. It was a really fun time and we played on all the swings and slides and everything a kid needs to have fun. As the kids warmed up, they spent […]
