Cebu Part 3 : "suffering for Jesus"

Day #3

The calm before the storm.

The day began with Chapel service, where i had to "preach". I had a crash course in body part naming convention, to add a little more authenticity to the message. After that was some downtime, where the Frisbee made its reappearance, and we had the chance to see the goat and the goatee (lol). Incidentally, goatee (as in chinny chin goatee) is bonggot.

After that lunch, and (my favourite quote from kuya) 'suffering for Jesus'!

For the uninitiated, in this case it meant SHOPPING!

We went to SM mall, and split into groups, where the madness began. I was with Aaron, Hiang and Lynette, and unfortunately we discovered the departmental store had cheap and good stuff a little too late after trawling around the mall. i saw a pair of Nike sneakers that i think i'll get in SG... Or maybe someone will get it for my 21st? Lol. I bought a cardigan only :( There were some nice Mr Bean shirts (i was thinking of getting some for myself and maybe for you 2 Bean boys in Aus, but the cut wasn't so good, unfortunately). There was a crocs waterfall (ok, not falling crocs, but the crocs stall was like... whoa.), and a CD store where the security guard (almost every store has one or two) was karaoke-ing away. When we passed the same store an hour later, there she was still, going strong! Ha.

Night was time for street feeding. Apparently the turnout (about 50) was less than usual, but it was still a handful? We danced and danced (at least i pretended to), and then fed them. I helped with water, and with amusement park rides. Amazing how much energy the kids expect you to have. Word of advice - only starting lifting the kids near the end - else you might have more than just aching hands! New shoes to old shoes in just 2 hours! But it was an eye opener. i was quite surprised to hear later there were street gangs and that the kids were in some! The older kids were a nuisance but for the younger ones, kids will be kids.

Kuya made us suffer for Jesus again after that - we went for barbecued food. Sedap! (Lemit!) Super oily, but it was yum yum still. Drink Lift! Great stuff.

Anyway we got back that night - some crashed immediately, some continued practicing dance steps, i learnt the alphabet by hand from Raymond. Sweet.