Our journey began at 9:30 PM yesterday at Perth
International Airport, T1. We gathered
there with cheery optimistic faces, unknowing of the fact we were in for a
sleepless night, and for some of us, a night full of motion sickness and
turmoil. Despite this, however, the team
was able to bond through various activities, such as playing card games during
the long breaks between flights, playing a ridiculous game called paranoia, and
going window-shopping through Duty Free.
It wasn’t long before we arrived, gazing out the airplane
windows onto the beautiful
We received a tour of the community and mission centre by a
Mexican American missionary named Aaron. The emotional confrontation of the
slum community was a huge learning experience for the entire team. Some team
members were fortunate enough to empathise through the mutual feeling of
overcoming foreign language barriers, and therefore had an enriching encounter
with the Filipino children. We were also really encouraged to find that one of
the houses we will be helping to build will belong to a faithful missionary
family who picked up and moved to an area torn by a cyclone. Another thing that
stood out to us on our tour was a little local girl called Stephanie who was
warm and friendly towards the whole team, but made a special connection with
Sheisla and refused to release her when we returned to the YMC despite promises
that Shei would see her tomorrow. She was eventually persuaded and the team is
looking forward to seeing her again.
To surmise, the day was an enlightening experience, full of
challenges and rewards. Although the team has an optimistic outlook towards the
rest of the trip they will be spending the remainder of the evening recovering
from the last 38 hours of sleep deprivation.
Stay lit Perth.
Thank you for the update. Be blessed and go in the power of His might! Praying for you all. Big kiss for my baby boy 😘
ReplyDeleteHi Kate, I just waiting for Debbi to come then we are off to Bridgetown for a few days. I hope you are all recovered after your long journey. Enjoy your time helping out in the Philippines and enjoy your time with all the children, specially playing with all those Little people. You are all continually in our prayers.
ReplyDeleteLove mum x
So happy to hear of your safe arrival and that the exciting journey has begun. God bless you all with the strength and health to live each momment.
ReplyDeleteLove & prayers for Josh xx
We are very happy, Shei recuerda dar mucho amor y cariño, tanto a tus compañeros como a las personas que conoceras. We are praying for you & all the time. Love you. Mum & Dad
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear from you! We checked the blog a 1000 times (ok...slight exaggeration!) to see if you had all arrived in one piece and one place! Thinking of you all & praying for health, energy & perhaps a wee bit of SLEEP!' Xxx love da Newys xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Rebekah
ReplyDeleteSorry didn't get to say goodbye properly, mum found what she was looking for ,hope you are having a good time take care