Get Back from the Philippine Trip

Actually, were back in May but I was so busy with many things and I was not able to come here and share my experiences. Am glad I am back because it is too hot in the Philippines. Everyday is almost 100 degrees temperature and there is power cut off everyday. We are having a hard time sleeping at night, it's too hot and we have no air condition at home only electric fan which is still not enough to make us comfortable. But anyway, we had fun with our month visit there.

It is just funny because when we get back here in US, it is still cold. We use our coats hahaha. It is spring still but the temperature is cold in our state. I don't know in other states. But in the Philippines, all over the country is hot.. hot.. hot.. and power cut off.

We had a nice trip back with KOREAN air. I like the service of Korean airlines. They are taking care of their passengers very well. They are always checking if we have something to drink or if we are alright or need anything. It's a long trip. From Manila to Korea 4 hours, from Korea to Washington DC 14 hours the longest. But I am not so tired because we have our own tv screen in our seat and we can watch movies all the way if we want to. It is great!! I have fun.

I wish I can come back next year. Then we should save another thousand dollars for fare. Now we are trying our best to work hard so that we can save money for the next trip.

Preparing for the mission trip to the Philippines

We are now close to the time of our departure to the Philippines doing missionary work. When this plan of having a crusade in the Philippines was shared to me, I was so excited to join because this is the exact time where I can go back home. I was not able to visit Philippines since I left on 2006 almost 4 years now. It has been planned a year ago but I have no idea since that time of what I will be doing. Just few months ago I have decided to do the VBS. When our group leader knew it, he make me the in charge of the VBS program. That's where I start to have stress much more when I knew that they in the Philippines already have almost 200 kids enrolled in the VBS program. WOW!!! I started to panic of what I'm gonna do with that 190 kids? I started to pray and God has the answer.

Someone asked me to help in the children's program here in our church during a one month crusade and her program for the kids is so wonderful. I ask her if I can have her program so that I can use it for the mission trip. She gladly said yes, and eventually she help me to prepare everything for my VBS program in this mission trip. She is a craft lady and we have lots of craft activities for the most part.

At this time, we only have 4 weeks more to go but I still have to prepare lots of materials, cut outs, photo copy, lining up the activities for the program but I enjoyed a lot. Many people had asked me if I am now excited to go home and see everybody I left there but I said, not very much. My focus now is not really to have a vacation but to do mission work. I will think about meeting friends and relatives right after the mission work.

God is always good preparing a way for every plan we made.