Holly Baptist Church

 

A group of 7 from my church in Corinth, Holly Baptist, came to visit us! The above picture is their first morning here before we went to church. 

Pictures are a lot more fun than reading, so see their week below :)

 

We packed groceries for families we planned to visit throughout the week. 

 

LOTS of groceries! 

  

We spent time praying over each day with a group of local believers. 

 

They loved riding on top of the Jeepney! 

 

We got to share views like this with them. 

 

I got to reunite with some women I visited several months ago.

 

We taught Bible stories in some elementary schools. 

 

We taught about Jesus and the lame man, Daniel in the lions' den, Zacheus, and God's plan of salvation.

 

 

We did lots of crafts. 

 

Both inside and out. 

 

We sang songs. 

 

As you can see...the kids loved it! 

 

We had the help of some great translators! 

 

They sang Amazing Grace for a group of families. 

 

And shared scripture to encourage them. 

 

"Pastor John" was able to connect with and train some of the local pastors. 

And aside from ministry...

 

We took them to see the largest balete tree in SE Asia! 

 

They learned to love the game of fast scrabble! 

 

We had a nice and tight ride in the Jeepney...all 22 of us...and it only broke down 3 times :) 

 

We got to share the beautiful falls with them on our day off. 

 

We even had a spa. 

 

Hammock time 

 

Ruben took the group up to the highest point. 

 

So refreshing on a hot day. 

 

Creighton, Mrs. Jessica, and Chassey

  

Turkeys are hard to come by here, so we opted for a whole pig instead :) 

 

To go with this DELICIOUS Thanksgiving food. I can't tell you what a blessing this was to our Mississippi taste buds :)

 

 

We pretended we were at the Egg Bowl on our lunch break. Go Dawgs! 

 

And we had a Filipino potluck on their last night. Looks a little different than our Thanksgiving food, right? 

 

 

We were humbled and blessed by so many of you who sent gifts for our sweet boy. Thank you!! 

 The week with our friends from home was incredibly encouraging to us. Thank you guys for coming. Thanks to everyone who supported them financially or through prayer. Thanks to their families for sharing them with us over the holiday. 

The ministry here was spurred on by the work of the team and we pray they all went home forever changed as well. 

And for anyone else thinking about coming for a visit, the doors are always open!