"You are my strength, strength like no other. Reaches to me"

Continuing my post on the Philippines trip. I know, it's a late post. it's been one mth already since i got back (:
I'll let the pictures do the talking, occasionally adding in some descriptions.

CAMP.

Day One.
The campsite

our extremely messy room:


candid shot of pearlyn:

auntie pegs with japhet.

teaching the teachers the dance steps we came up with:

the campers wash their own dishes:

little japhet:

baby brem-brem. (Mai's adopted son):

spending time with some of the youth/kids from Maliao:

Day Two.
breakfast. The food during the camp was masarap! (:

kids' ministry led by our team: aunt peggy, aunt jo, pearlyn and i, with dee's help (:
First session with the kids. Subsequent sessions were equally fabulous. You'd loved teaching them because their all so well-behaved and are an energetic bunch.

Unc Lam teaching some of the youth/musicians.

Aunt Esther with the adults

The married couples (Unc Bala's "class")


Uncle Steven took the youth. There are more youth than this. The Philippines church is strong with youths.

Pearlyn and I taught the teachers how to do the arts and crafts later on during the day.

Jane and Joy then brought us out to the "sari-sari" store outside of the campsite during our "free-time".

The many attempts to take a nice picture of the four of us.

Pictured above is the campsite taken from outside: That weird tall tree over there, that's our campsite's (Salem Sanctuary) monument/landmark .

Day Three.

This was the day we (Spore team) went out shopping and the jeepney broke down on the way. Pictures in an earlier post. Another highlight of the day was the Art and Craft with the kids! They loved making the flowers and the angels despite the power cut halfway through the session. Before the session started, we led the kids in dance but this time pulling in Manong Jong to help us and sabo-ing the teachers: Pearl and I made them stand at the front and lead the kids on their own. It was hilarious. Each teacher was doing his/her own actions, not coordinated at all. Haha. As a result the kids were in a mess too. But i had a good time laughing ((:

Day Four

And of course, the last day of camp meant lots and lots of pictures.

the "kids" team: Pearl, Me, Aunt Peggy and Aunt Jo.

Lastly, that's Dad wearing Pearl's shades for fun.

After the camp, i went on to my grandpa's house, staying in Philippines for another 3 days with the family. Aunt Pegs and Pearlyn flew back the next day whereas the rest of the team's flight was on the last day of camp itself. After camp they proceeded on to the airport. Family pictures, another time perhaps.