Going to the Philippines

I am off to the Philippines to teach on the Island of Cebu. The prospect is exciting as I have never travelled to that part of the world before. I did, however, travel to other parts of Asia last year and transitted through Changi Airport in Singapore. There was an exquisite display of orchids throughout the terminal, which took the edge off the boredom of waiting.

Philippines has a Spanish history, I was interested to read, which accounts for the large number of Roman Catholics there. I will be going to a small Protestant church in a very poor area, and shall have a variety of tasks in the two weeks I shall be there. Mainly, I shall teach in the little Bible College. I suspect a more accurate name would be Bible Training Centre as I have been told there are only a few students who need some fairly basic input. That will give me great pleasure. I will also speak at a ladies meeting, run a couple of leadership training seminars for the itinerant church workers, and preach in church on both Sundays.

It is not all work and no play, as I will have both Mondays free to look around. The weather will be a killer, I think. 25-25deg. and humid. Erk! I'll be taking plenty of mozzie spray as well as anti-malaria tablets. Don't want to get sick while I'm there.