Thought I would write a little more about my experience in a new country. I found out today that Davao has a population of 1.4 million people, the largest city in the world. To say that there are people everywhere would be an understatement. Public transportation in the form of jeepnies, motorbikes, and tricies (sp?) is the way you get around. It costs about 5 pesos one way to get around from place to place, unless you decide to walk. I've gotten to walk to a few differnt places, but mostly have gotten around on the tricies. My life here is so completely different than anything I've ever experienced before, and I actually kind of like not having a car to just jump in whenever I want to go somewhere.
I don't even know how to describe my surroundings. The Filipinos are very friendly here, always referring to us as "Ma'am", which sounds more like Mum. Many earn their income through offering one form of transportation or another, or they have a stand in the market, or they may work in a store or the mall. I'm not sure what the average income is here, but you can be sure it doesn't even compare to the income we are used to in the US.
I went to All Nations Christian Fellowship yesterday with four other girls for Sunday morning worship. The entire service was so good, and I truly felt the Lord's presence there. The worship is very contemporary, and we sang very current songs. The pastor Jan Drayer was also very good, and I really enjoyed his sermon. I can't tell you how blessed I was when they had the children 12 and under stand up and prayed over them before they were dismissed for their various classes. It really made me miss my kids!!!
After church, a group of us went to the mall for lunch. I had a bowl of Teriyaki chicken and iced tea for about 70 pesos, I think. That's less than $2 US, if you can believe it. I couldn't! Continued under April 7 post!!!
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