Sunday Oct 12

Manila, October 11.

The team:
Kevin Mattson, Annette Peterson, Dave and Nellie Paray, Cindy and Brooke Johnson, Brigitte McConnel, Carylyn Fetalvo and Mack Nettleton.

We’re here!! Arriving by diverse flights we come again to minister to the children of New Faith Children’s home, the children of the streets and the residents of the surrounding squatters villages.

Dave and Carylyn first, followed several days later by Mack and then Annette, Cindy, Nellie, Kevin, Brigitte, and Brooke. A long tense wait at the airport for the arrival of the team since their plane was late and then a joyful reunion with D.J. and Rachel followed by a long ride through the streets of Manila to Cainta, Rizal and our home for the next couple of weeks. We are greeted by Colleen and Kirk Long in the early morning hours.

It is 1 AM before we get to our rooms and the memories flood back as we drift into sleep to the sounds of the street outside our rooms. Sounds of a wake, children playing basketball on the new hoop on the street throughout the night, the sounds of roosters crowing and the ever present hum of motor scooters. All the “sounds of the night”. “A beautiful noise” in the words of a Neal Diamond song.

We are up at 5:30 to get ready for the “All for Jesus” rally at Faith Academy. Creature comforts are better this time around since our toilet has a seat the shower has warm water and we have wireless internet as we begin our adventure in service.

More later.

Mack