Monday, 16 July 2007

Back in Cagayan

Ali P says:
we returned to our regular routine this week ministering into homes in different neighbourhoods. we are still seeing people get healed and saved every day. God is really moving here.
I have been into many homes this week and have found myself following in Jack's footsteps, many people remember him coming to their villages and i met one man who recognised his photo, Jack had visited him last year. This week i have had to deal with chickens running free in the houses, pecking at my feet while i talk with the people who there. This is quite off-putting, but no spiders to contend with this week, just chickens and wallowing pigs!
It is great to go out with the families, the children are a real source of interest, they all have blonde hair and are so fair that all the local children can't take their eyes off them. I had a bit of a strange experience myself being so fair when i went into Tagoloan the other day, we were waiting outside for our Dutch family, surrounded by locals and i noticed a small group of under 5's sitting at my feet, one of them had a pet baby white rabbit (maybe it was for dinner), then one of them rubbed the back of my leg, then did it again, then sniffed their hand, then elbowed the next child to do the same, i have no idea whether they were trying to rub off my white skin to find brown or what, buti didn't smell good - layers of sun cream, then insect repellent, then sweat is not a good combination, but they didn't seem to mind, they just kept doing it and giggling. they were too young to speak English.

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