Hello everyone, since I've been lazy I have a lot to catch you guys up on. The week before last was pretty quiet, a little calm before the storm I guess you could say because we had 6 Christmas parties to attend this week. I got to do some manual labour which felt good. I helped a friend with some cementing, and a little 'framing'. You would understand the quotations if you saw what we were doing. I also helped build some game boards for our Church's Christmas party and I built a 'wheel of fortune' that I was pleasantly surprised with. On Friday 11th, we a evening service for our Church that very well and on Saturday 12th a youth event that went well too but could have been better if more kids showed up.
Then on Wednesday the YM Team went to a Christams party at a partner Church here in Metro Manila which went well. The Church had their own program and our team just added to it. With our skit, songs and gift giving. There were about 100 kids plus mothers. Then on Thursday we left the city again, which of course was awesome, for 2 parties. They were about 3 hours away. One was in the morning which was good, there was about 100 people all together at that one. They had their own program and we just added once again. The one in the afternoon was a little more special I thought. It was way out in the country, no building to see in any direction and the scenery was beautiful. Everything about the Christmas party was the same and there was about 150 kids plus others. The thing that made it special was that their Church building was destroyed in one of the Typhoons and now they are worshiping in a makeshift contraption at the moment. Besides all that 15 people were baptized in the river near by, very powerful experience. Then on Friday we had the Christmas Party for our Church and it was incredible. We had a normal service but then after we had 2 re-enactments of the Christmas Story. One by the workers of the Church and the other by the mothers in the Church. It was very encouraging to see everyone wanting to be involved. Then we played some games and gave out gift, just a great night altogether.
Then on Saturday we had 2 more parties, the one in the morning was for the children in our community put on by our Church and the YM team. We ran in the street and it was a little carnival with bean bag toss, mini putt, plinko, wheel of fortune, sack race, balloon darts, ring toss, ice cream, chocolate fountain, and cotton candy. So much fun. Then a group of kids put a dance routine for us and it was so sweet. Then the YM team did our thing of the skit, gift giving and food hand out. There was almost 300 kids plus the parents who came. It was so awesome. Then in the afternoon we had the party for the youth group of our Church, 25 of us were there. We took them to Mall of Asia, which I'm pretty sure is the biggest mall of all of Asia. It is so ridiculous. I'm pretty sure it was the first time for most of them to be there, so it was a pretty big deal and they had so much fun. The main thing we did was go to Mcdonalds and share a meal and it consisted of fried Chicken and spaghetti, yes they serve that at Mc Ds and the kids like it better then the burgers. Yes I don't believe them either.
It doesn't feel like Christmas here becasue I am sitting here sweating in my shorts and t-shirt and no chance of a white Christmas. Although the funniest part is that they have adopted the American Christmas songs such as jingle all the way, frosty the snow man, etc.. and there has never been snow in the county.
May God Bless you in the Christmas Season. Thank you again for all of the support you have given me, it is such a blessing. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Jared
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Finally Got out Of The City
Well on saturday we had another youth event but the turn out wasn't very good but I feel it went really well. Other people in the Church have been doing some evangelizing with a group of boys just outside of their homes and hopefully they will start coming out to youth.
Sunday afternoon IT tender ministries took a group of 13 kids from the one squatter communities to the zoo. So I joined with them and helped out with not losing any of them. Also tried to give them the best time possible. That was a lot of fun.
This week we got to get out of the concrete jungle of Manila and it was very refreshing. You don't have to leave the city very far before you get into some beautiful landscapes. First we went to a place called Botolan, where it was devastated by one of the typhoons that happened this fall. The whole city had to be relocated and now are living in tents, it was pretty crazy to see. So Monday the youth mobilization team helped out with a medical mission that was happening, my job was to help the dentist. Only by cleaning their instruments and preparing the needles, sadly, I wish I could have done some root canals or something sweet like that. Although I did get to hold a few jaws in place when teeth were getting pulled which was a strange experience. Then the next day we held a small Christmas Party for the children. We sang some songs, put on a little skit, shared the Christmas story, gave out gifts, and a small meal. Just over 300 kids where there.
On Tuesday afternoon we left for Kanawan which is a small village that is a 15 min hike from the closest road. So that was a really awesome experience, and the people there are so amazing. We had brought some things along and all the kids helped us carry the supplies up the hill, they were all so eager to help. So in the morning we put on the same program as the day before and there were about 150 kids that day. Then after they put on some tribal garb and showed us some traditional dances, which was real cool.
So now I am back in Manila and Christmas is all the talk. Filipinos take Christmas to the extreme so December is going to be a crazy month. With everyone wanting to have Christmas Parties. This Saturday we are attending the IT Tender Christmas Party, the 16 we have one, the 17th we have 2, the 18th is our Church's, the 19th we have a kids one (300 is our target) in the morning and the youth one in the afternoon. Then a YM one on the 23rd and a get together on the 24th. Also for the next 2 Fridays our Church is going to be putting on a night service because of Christmas.
Thanks again for all the prayers and support. take care and God Bless
Jared
Sunday afternoon IT tender ministries took a group of 13 kids from the one squatter communities to the zoo. So I joined with them and helped out with not losing any of them. Also tried to give them the best time possible. That was a lot of fun.
This week we got to get out of the concrete jungle of Manila and it was very refreshing. You don't have to leave the city very far before you get into some beautiful landscapes. First we went to a place called Botolan, where it was devastated by one of the typhoons that happened this fall. The whole city had to be relocated and now are living in tents, it was pretty crazy to see. So Monday the youth mobilization team helped out with a medical mission that was happening, my job was to help the dentist. Only by cleaning their instruments and preparing the needles, sadly, I wish I could have done some root canals or something sweet like that. Although I did get to hold a few jaws in place when teeth were getting pulled which was a strange experience. Then the next day we held a small Christmas Party for the children. We sang some songs, put on a little skit, shared the Christmas story, gave out gifts, and a small meal. Just over 300 kids where there.
On Tuesday afternoon we left for Kanawan which is a small village that is a 15 min hike from the closest road. So that was a really awesome experience, and the people there are so amazing. We had brought some things along and all the kids helped us carry the supplies up the hill, they were all so eager to help. So in the morning we put on the same program as the day before and there were about 150 kids that day. Then after they put on some tribal garb and showed us some traditional dances, which was real cool.
So now I am back in Manila and Christmas is all the talk. Filipinos take Christmas to the extreme so December is going to be a crazy month. With everyone wanting to have Christmas Parties. This Saturday we are attending the IT Tender Christmas Party, the 16 we have one, the 17th we have 2, the 18th is our Church's, the 19th we have a kids one (300 is our target) in the morning and the youth one in the afternoon. Then a YM one on the 23rd and a get together on the 24th. Also for the next 2 Fridays our Church is going to be putting on a night service because of Christmas.
Thanks again for all the prayers and support. take care and God Bless
Jared
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