a cup of coffee and some rooster friends...

i am currently in camotes, cebu philippines....finally...
it took way to long to reach this city...but after many flights...many boats...many jeeps...many motorcycles(no joke)...and lots of sandal steps...i am here...
the people of camotes island are incredebly friendly and open to americans and we are somewhat of celebrities here...me and matt got pulled from the back of their independence day parade today in front of a thousand people and pulled down front to sit with the mayor...it was awesome and they brough us drinks...
camotes is sunny and 105* all day every day...it is one of the prettiest places on earth...
yesterday i woke up and showered...by the way this is at 5:30 when all of the roosters are yelling and i use a bucket and a scoop to shower outside with the dog...the water is cold and the curtain that surrounds me is barely rip high....but it is outside and the view to the morning sky is worth it...like i posted in my last blog i am getting even more keen to the philippine cuisine...i love rice and it only took 3 days...
all 8 of us sleep on the ground in a small room...start the fire to boil water for coffee...start the rice in a bowl...and this morning we had a delicasy...canned pinapples...oh they were good...
God is moving in amazing ways already...we have countless, really countless bible studies set up with unbelievers...we are focusing on doing these weekly bible studies with people instead of just evangelism from house to house...we are really praying that the people of camotes will accept christ for what he has done for them not what they have to do(catholic religion here)...the people we have met are the sweetest of all...the kids have innocent smiles and the old people are laid back and get in a hurry about nothing...
me, ate(ati) lisa, and kuya jetter rode a motorcycle all over the large island of the philippines...we went to many schools where some of the children had never seen a real live white person, only in the movies...it is very odd...
our group is awesome and we all accent each others abilities...we all have a love for children and for these people and we desire to make His name famous in this beautiful place that he created...
my challenge for those reading this is to make yourselves less as i am learning so that we can make others and Him more than us...His sacrifice deserves it...
i am having a great trip and the time is already flying by too quick...i still miss my mom and dad and hootie like crazy...i miss lance and monkey(becca)...i hope you are well tim and i am praying for you...keep up the fight jt...i may be in a different country but i still have you in my minds...i even miss many people that i met at orientation who are on different groups including dapitan, manila orphanages, augusan, can-avid and many more...i am praying for you all...
it is so awesome to have no cell phone here...to tv...to internet except when we seek it...to make what you eat...to clean what you where(not put it in a washer and dryer, you become both of those in big buckets)...i am learning new things every day...
be calm...
slow down...
talk to the lonely lady...
play with the anxious children...
sit with the eldrly man...
plow with the hard working farmer...
love people...


that is it for now...i was going to put up pictures but forgot my cord....so until next time...make His name famous...