Philippines Journal 2007 #7

I should have mentioned last night that we did connect with our parents in Jamaica after Hurricane Dean brushed heavily past it. My mother’s house in Kingston did not suffer any damage. The back fence and some trees were down. Vie’s parents home in Mandeville suffered more ill. Parts of the roof were loosed, and many trees were blown down. Everybody is safe, however; but a bit shaken. We praise God for life!
I also forgot to mention in last night’s blog about the super heavy downpour of rain just before I got up to speak. But it didn’t stop the people from coming. Some were even soaked. More even came out tonight. Lots of children came. Not many were at the VBS. But our team was more involved tonight. But the kids turned out in their hundreds for the main meeting, and again the team did a great job with their children’s time. I made an altar call at the end of the meeting, and a very large number responded.
You’ll notice that at the end of the meeting they feed us with a lot of fruits. The last two nights we had lots of coconut water and jelly. Sweetsop is also in abundance; and of course, pineapple, jack fruit, durian, rambutan, bananas, and many more that we don’t have as popular fruits in the Caribbean.
Oh, the day started with the Field School. Ken Anderson did a very good devotional. I gave the quiz and most got even the bonus question for scores of 12/10. Dave Parks lectured on Preparing for the Meetings. They are loving it.