Today we did our last trip out into the community as we ventured to one of the four trash mountains in Manila called San Mateo. We had the opportunity to hand out food packages to families in the village which we had personally raised the money for from our own spending money. We handed out 150 food packages to Mums and kids. It will feed these families for at least a week. While this was a confronting experience it was also so rewarding to see first hand how we can make a difference.
Later in the afternoon, we spent time together talking about how this experience has changed us and how we may have difficulty readjusting back into our lives once returning to Perth. We looked over everything we had managed to do in this short visit and are proud of the amount we have accomplished. No matter how small or big the act, we are still making a difference. God's plan is always accomplished whether we obey and get the experience or if he gets someone else to do it. We have been so blessed to get to know all different people while being over here and also each other.
As tonight was our final night in the Philippines, we went to do our last devotion at the children's home. One of the most challenging things on this trip is building relationships with people and then having to say goodbye. We consider these children our friends after this week.
On a more trivial note, tonight we had the opportunity to try Philippine street food, this included: chicken liver, chicken intestine, pig intestine, pig liver, pig ears, chicken feet, chicken heads and the famous balut (which is an 11 day old chicken cooked while still in the shell).
And then we had Yellow Cab pizza. Enough said.
Bought to you by Josh's Tent Flaps. Wait for the wind to blow.
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