What a surprise it was to arrive and find a big banner across the front of the auditorium announcing the coming week's DVBS seminar. A smaller one hung in front of the building. I spent some of the time teaching on general principles of ministry to children and the rest of the time getting the students ready for their summer ministry of holding Vacation Bible School in churches throughout the area.
The boys sat on one side of the room, and the girls on the other. So when we broke into discussion groups, it was usually a group of all boys or all girls.
Do you need to go somewhere that is too far to walk, but not on the route that the jeepneys and buses travel? Then you need a bicycle with a side cart.
These vehicles are actually a small van body built onto a motorcycle. They usually travel the smaller streets and have regular routes.
Do you need to have something carried? You might be able to hire this young man to do it for you.
Security guards abound. Every store and shopping mall has at least one. They inspect your bags and purses when you walk in. If there is a perceived threat, you might have to leave your shopping bags with them while you shop.
When we think of reaching out to Muslims, we do not always think of the Philippines, but Mindanao has many Muslim faithful who live there. I encountered these ladies in the mall, and they graciously allowed me to take their picture.
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