We had a busy day today with many stops along our way. We started out at 7:30 when we drove with Pastor Leo and Elma to Grace from Heaven Church in Cavite--a province about an hour away from Pasay (with the crazy traffic, of course). We met the pastor there and were able to see the building that Zeeland Christian helped fund. They are hoping to start a preschool there next school year which would put the building to use everyday.
We then set out to our next stop--Grace Christian Community School in Paliparan. This school only has a preschool with Teacher Lovely who teaches kinder 2 in the morning and Kinder 1 in the afternoon. We were able to meet both classes because of an altered schedule due to examinations that are scheduled for next week. At first the students were very shy but they quickly opened up to us. Some of them were amazed by our different color eyes. It was interesting that they noticed it right away! We enjoyed our time there playing with the students on their playground, singing some songs with them, and reading books. We were very impressed with the school there. Teacher Lovely is great with the kids and we enjoyed observing for a short time.
After our time at Paliparan we left and drove for about an hour to a city that overlooks an island volcano--Ta'al. This was the first time that we were a little chilly while being in the Philippines--but it was nothing compared to the weather in Michigan! We enjoyed lunch at a nice restaurant overlooking the volcano. The weather was slightly rainy so it was foggy and not clear, but we were still able to enjoy the view. While we were eating we were serenaded by 3 men from the restaurant. They sang "Besa me Mucho", "Cuando, Cuando, Cuando", and a Beetles song. While being serenaded we enjoyed a dessert called Halo Halo. It was served in a coconut with a variety of things in it and ice cream on the top. We later learned that we ate it wrong--but we enjoyed it anyways. :)
After Tagaytay we got back into the car and headed to Pastor Leo and Elma's home in a subdivision in Cavite. It is a very nice place for them to get away on the holidays and possibly move to when Joshua finishes at GCCS two years from now.
We headed home and were able to see some of the students and teachers before they left for the day. We hung out at our post on the stage and played some tag and talked before we headed back up to our room for the night.
It has been a relaxing night aside from a run in with hundreds of ants who wanted to eat our trail mix. We learned our lesson and they are no longer occupying our bedroom.
Please continue to keep the family of the grade 2 student who passed away on Thursday in your prayers. Also, keep her classmates and the community at GCCS in your prayers as they grieve.
Students at Paliparan playing on the playground.
Heather and some of the students.
Maria and John Mark
The whole Kinder 1 class at Paliparan
The view of the Ta'al Volcano from our restaurant in Tagaytay.
About to try our halo-halo while being serenaded.
At the restaurant
A quick stop at a fruit stand on our way back.
With our Senorita bananas.
Another beautiful sunset.
Sponsor Students at Grace Christian Community School in Paliparan
Sponsor students in Kinder 1 with teacher Lovely.
Sponsor students in Kinder 2.
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