Yesterday was an amazing last day of ministry for us here...... In the morning we visited the local hospital for mentally handicapped children....The children there were so incredibly sweet and thankful for our visit........As all of our children have done, the special needs kids put on a small program for us.......The younger kids danced and then the older hearing impaired kids danced.....It was so great to be a part of their excitement.......I sat down in the floor and we played the whole time I was there.....Giving out the boxes was great at this spot.....The kids were the most excited there!!!
There were 3 guys between 40-50 years old that had been there their whole lives......There contentment was an example to every American who thinks their life is miserable.....I can think of so many people at home (myself included) who at times think our lives are just horrible.....We complain about everything and how much more we need, and these guys had basically lived within the walls of this mental hospital their whole lives, yet were so happy! It makes me all the more thankful for everything.....I mean seriously what a privilege it is to get up and go to work, and be busy at church, and to have bills......Bills mean that I have "stuff" and the money to pay for it!!!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!
Anyway, enough of my soap box...... After the hospital we went to help a GREAT MAN named Pastor Reuben with his prison ministry.....The drive was about 50 minutes away so we were able to see a lot more of the countryside.......
The conditions at the prison were UNREAL!!!! There were 70 men packed in each of the 3 cell blocks...The cell blocks were 1 big room with 3 tiered bunk beds, and 2 men per bed......The rooms were approximately 30 feet by 30......Ill post pics when I get home....I again do not have my cord with me......Don't worry about it....I am sure my blog will be filled with Philippines pics for quite sometime!!!!!!
After the prison we finally got to ride a Jeepney around town.....Its like an open air mini bus that is used as public transportation.......The locals took us to a BBQ park.....It was outdoors and every part of the pig you could imagine was being cooked.....I must admit I tried some pig intestine.....Not too bad actually......Matt ate something a little more adventurous.....It is called Balut.......It is basically a fertilized egg that has been boiled after the chick is already formed but not hatched....You could actually see the eyes on the one Matt ate........Depending how old it was before the boiling, it may have feathers and feet......This crazy Filipino named Jireh ate one that was 18 days old in the egg.....It had tiny feet......Seeing as how I can not even force myself to eat a nicely boiled Easter egg without throwing up, I did not even try it!!!! Another Filipino named Khent had 2 of them....He told us his limit was 3.......My limit is a big fat 0!!!!!
This will be my last blog from the Philippines for this trip.........
To my Filipino readers Salamat for everything......You guys are awesome and I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!! Thank you for being so accepting of me, for praying for me, and for making me feel like part of this great place........ Please email me as often as you can..... mrdearybury@hotmail.com or dearybje@spart6.org
Everyone else at school and home.....I'll see you soon!!!!!!! Pray for our safety as we fly....The total trip on the way home is 28 hours.....Please refer to the itinerary on my previous blog for the times...........Thanks for reading and praying while we were here....God has done some amazing things....We cant wait to share all of it with you!!!!!!!
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