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A Glimpse into Our World May 8, 2012

We love it when people come to visit us – especially when they take great pictures and are happy to share them with us! :) Jessica is on a 2-year term here in the Philippines, but she is stationed in Manila so her work looks a little different from ours out here in the province.  Here is Jessica tasting fresh coconut juice.
(Tnx to Jessica & Megan for many of the pics in the next couple posts!)
One of the reasons we love visitors, is that we get to see our world through their eyes. A big part of our world is Megan, our teammate here with the Agta.  Megan is an integral part of the work here, and we will sure miss her when she returns to the States in July!  Megan is the one on the left in case you are wondering.  :)
 I am putting these pics up in no particular order – just some cool shots that Jessica & Megan got during their travels.  Here is a quiet river in one of the villages.
 Having a ”house on the lake” may mean something a little different here in our world than in your world…
 Precious children wherever you go
 Love the color contrasts in this shot.  That volcano used to be “our” volcano when we lived in our other town at the foot of it.  Now we live at the foot of a different volcano.
 Load ‘em up and move ‘em out.
So maybe our worlds aren’t so different after all – you all enjoy a nice boat ride on the lake too, right?
 Another style of lake home.  Built on stilts to protect from the regular flooding.
 No stilts for this one – which means they have to have someone they can go live with several times a year when their home floods out.
 Want to take a stroll across the bridge with us?
(In my opinion, strolling is MUCH preferred to riding a motorcycle across!)
 We have so many volcanoes on our tiny peninsula that we actually called to check if our insurance covered volcanic damage.  This one is spectacular.
Q: How many people can fit on a Philippine Jeepney?
A: ONE MORE!
 These critters can be pretty vicious.  It’s a good idea to gauge the length of their chain…and stay well outside that. 
 Little beach village
 This picture is amazing to me.  We will have some volunteer teams located in this area this summer.  Praying that God moves mightily in this community!
 Another gorgeous sunset.  You ready to come for a visit yet?
 A lot of the Agta make copra by drying/smoking coconuts over a fire.  Copra is used to make coconut oil, animal feeds, and several other things.  
 This is Alvin’s dad (see the next post about Alvin & Raquel’s family).
 I love it when the rice fields are this brilliant green color!
And this is another part of our world - though not as beautiful a part!  Ben is helping remove a mouse from in front of Aunt Megan’s door.
 We do a lot of hiking across rice fields like this (that is Mikayla up there).  Normally, balancing on these little paths is not a problem, but I was dealing with some sinus dizziness on this particular day so it was more of an adventure than normal. :)
 A local laundromat. You can hire these ladies to wash your clothes for you in this stream.  I can’t imagine what their feet look like after standing in that water, working all day long.
 Zach & Ben going for a little dip in the village.  And, no, Ben did not land on Zach here. :)
 Another little tribal home.
 And another beautiful child.  Thankfully, this one is growing up in a home that is now following God every step of the way.
 Hope you enjoyed this little glimpse into our world – now come visit us so you can see it all for yourself! :)

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