Luke G and Seb here
Today was our first day trip, we had a bit of a sleep in, till 4:30 am. We wolfed down our breakfast and got on the bus at around 5:30 or something, we can't remember. It was a quick 3 and a half hour trip on the bus to Subic Bay, where we went to the Jungle Training Camp. We had a nice and easy 2 hour trek through the beautiful Philippino rain forrest where we encountered many fascinating plants such as 'the water vine', the 'shampoo tree' and this weird plant that you can use the inner bark as a antiseptic band aid but we can't remember the proper name for it.
The weather was fantastic, there was a slight breeze which kept us cool most of the time. After around 2 hours of walking, we stopped and had a chance to stop for a swim. Everything was normal(ish) intill... CAMERON WILLIAMS came running down in a bright green MANKINI, yelling "HIGH FIVE!" in a Borat kind of way (which is totally normal for Cam). I (seb) slipped on the rocks on the way back from the water and fell in the creek below, many found it entertaining, others did not.
Our guides showed us how to make some cooking utensils out of bamboo, using a machette, we made some plates, spoons and cups as well as some rice steamers. The guides started a fire in around 2-3 minutes, it took us westerners around half an hour to 45 minutes to do exactly the same thing.
The way back was quite easy (for some), it only took us 20-30 minutes to get back to the bus. Some of us had some illnesses such as the runs and upset stomachs (not fun), Cameron also has an ear infection, which made some parts of the day a bit of a drag for him. We are hoping he gets better soon. The trip home felt far longer than the trip there, for some reason. Maybe it was because we were sleeping for half the trip to Subic Bay. We got back to the Ministry Center around 6:30pm and we had dinner pretty much straight away, we had tomato soup with meat and veggies in it, i think it was beef.
After dinner we went straight to the New Faith Family Children's Home, we settled the kids down (a miracle in itself) and taught them some new songs, they loved it so much we struggled to keep them from running around and going nuts :) After the songs, the kids were allowed to watch some TV because it was friday night, we put Spongebob Square pants on for them, they went nuts.
Later that night it was time for the surprise night activity (yay!) We went to the mighty Starbucks Coffee! To get some coffee (how ironic). We met a couple of Filipino guys named Joey and Angelo, they are involved in some missionary work in another area of the city. We had an awesome conversation with them and then took an epic photo with them and a random security guard, quite amusing (indeed). After a huge caffeine rush we came home for our debrief and devotion, now we are writing this blog.
Pastor Pete = Legend
P.S from Bree
If you colour my car, I will not be responsible for your injuries. :)
Love you
P.S from Mrs Bain
Hi to Darren, Brijette, Paige and Chelsea, love you guys, miss you heaps, see you next week xoxoxox :)
P.S from Mrs Nicholas
Hi to every one at Rehoboth
P.S from Michelle
Hi to Justin and Josh :) xoxo
wooohooo! hahahaha lovely photos there!!! especially you Cameron!! I see you've taken after bob here? :P glad the tradition is continuing..haha
ReplyDeletehow was the coffee?? ohh and would someone please explain why the little bear is in a hand sanitizer tub???? :O hahaha poor thing!
hope you all feel fresh and better in the morning (those who were ill) you're all in our prayers...
WAGHT----ask alex what that means.. haha
ciao
Sabine said...
ReplyDeleteGreat to sees that you had had an amazing day yesterday.Thanks to the blog writters for sharing with us all your news. We hope that all the ones that are not feeling so well will soon be better. god bless you all and keep you safe.
hello everyone, hope you've all recovered after such an early start! The day in the jungle looked really fun and interesting, although i'm not too sure about that mankini! How was the starbucks? better than dome?! Phoeb's i must say you looked right at home at starbucks!! much love to everyone and Seb you're right, Pastor Pete does = legend! Lou/mum xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteCameron, Cameron, Cameron! What can I say, mate it only took 6 days. We have all been reading the bogs each night wondering how long it would take before you would cut loose, Trent said maybe having a sore ear slowed you down.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear your ear is still sore buddy, hope you can still manage to keep up the good work you are doing.
We all miss you and look forward to seing you again next week.
Love Dad
Yikes, Caylee! Looks like you're having far too much fun with that machete. Next time you're chopping veggies in the kitchen, we'll be sure to keep a safe distance!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're having fun. Stay well and keep up the good work. Dad & Christine xxx
Justin Murauer said;
ReplyDeleteHey mum and Tara, hope the jungle was fun, probely very tiring for everyone.Hope everyone gets better soon. Hope you guys have plenty more fun days, but full of work :). have fun, be safe. Love you heaps. Xx. :)
P.s:Gma and Gdad send their love, they hope your having a good time.
Love lots & lots, Justin.
P.s: hey dad, what you doing. Love you. Xx :)
Hai everyone....trusted you all had fun by the way the photos are posted in the blog.
ReplyDeleteMrs Scrivener, what ya cookng in the bamboo?. Try the chicken and ginger and abit of lemon grass in the bamboo.....it tastes nice.
What happen to Teddy?.
have a great weekend, guys? rest and refresh yourselves for another week. God bless and His peace be with you guys. we all missed you all.
Mrs Kitlar
Like to share with you all the reading I came across today ..... “Gratitude changes the way we start the day, spend the day, and look back at the day. It defines us as people who value our relationship with God and those He’s placed around us.” – Nancy Leigh Demoss, Choosing Gratitude (Moody, 2009)
ReplyDeleteHope this encourage you all as you have your quiet time or devotion with our heavenly Father.and continue to serve Him over there.
Mrs Kitlar
oh poor teddy, what is Mrs Tidy going to tell the younger students, its was early start, but looks like it was an awesome day, thanks for the blog and photos, you get to sleep in on Sunday bet you all need it,
ReplyDeleteKatrina; woops that teddy is now fluo pink (sorry) had a lesson with Dee, AWESOME, take heaps of photos, love you
Cams mum says
ReplyDeleteHi Cam,wish I could have spoken with you earlier, hope you are feeling OK.Look after that ear of yours with the water there. Miss you muchly but I am glad that you are having a fantastic time (the photos tell all). Look forward to reading about everyones Day 7 adventures. Look after each other
Love Cams Mum xoxoxox
Thanks for the great photos you have posted of your fantastic day at JEST. I am so glad you enjoyed it, it's a great place to learn so much.
ReplyDeleteHope and pray that the ear and tummy upsets are settling down and not holding too many of you back from participating in everything (nor keeping Pastor Pete up too much at night!!)
I reckon there are a few too many people with too much time on their hands which allows them to jam a teddy into a bottle. Who remembers the first line of the Playschool theme song........
If you can't, ask Mrs Scrivener as she is a full bottle on bears (sorry about the pun) :)
Message for Trish - it is only supposed to be a genie in a bottle :)
Could someone please tell me how I explain the photo to the littlies? - there is a lollipop for the one who gives the best answer.
Praying that you will all have as restful a weekend as the Beechman will allow you, so you will be able to face the exciting things God has planned for you this coming week.
Keep trusting God and stay safe.
God bless
Mrs Tidy
PS. Lisa, hope things are going well for you. Enjoy everything possible, it's an awesome thing you are doing. Haven't heard from Rob yet so I guess he isn't sick of Macca's or HJ's just yet!!
Trish - I thought you took this trip to get away from the cooking...! Glad to see you guys are having so much fun though.
ReplyDeletePlease stop torturing Barney - he needs a hug!
A :)
This has been fascinating to follow, and it's not over yet for you folks! Good to see you're all looking after Mrs Nicholas, she's a real treasure and we want her back, heh heh! God bless you, Elisabeth, as well as all the Armadaleians who've tagged along with you! ;-) Hopefully next year we'll have some of our students along to share this wonderful experience. We continue to pray for you all... God bless you... Ian Sheldrick, (Rehoboth staff)
ReplyDeletedear mummy & Kaity,
ReplyDeletewe all miss you so so so so much and can't wait till you get home. only 3 days left!!!! i hope you have enjoyed your time and the remaining you have left. hope everyone is well.
Chris says neeihow or however you spell it :D, to alex, kaity and mrs bain hahaha :D
EVERYONE SAYS HEEELLLLOOO!
lots and lots and lots of love from Daddy(darren), brijeeee, paige and chelsea xoxoxoxoxoxoxo