No Pastors were allowed to enter this village
“Certainly NO white missionaries”
Our local contact Marj felt we should visit a particular village. She explained that until just a few months ago when she made her first tentative visit there “No Pastors were ever permitted to enter this village - Certainly NO white missionaries” and that rule was strenously enforced. But she felt grace that if we wouyld go it would be ok. We felt permission in our spirits so off we went.
So, now here’s George happily chatting away about Jesus to the group of children and the mothers
that had gathered. Unfortunately just a few men were there as they leave the village during the day to try and find some work. We prayed again for a little boy’s sight. We see that again and again here that eyes are affected. Bad nutrition is the likely culprit as whether you are poor or rich healthy eating is not a lifestyle here in the Philippines. We gasp at some of the stuff they put in their mouths. Fried, heavily coloured, white rice at every meal, heavily loaded with sugar. I have yet to see a piece of wholemeal bread, well not in Mindanao anyway. The most popular snack here is three pieces of white bread glued together with a heavily processed spread of an unknown origin. Fortunately we try to have at least one coconut per day, we drink the water and try and eat the flesh. Thank you Lord for The Tree of Life!!
The visit went so well that the chief and his family prepared food for us and made us extremely welcome. These people showed great love to us, pleading that we would return again soon. Everyone wanted to take pictures. It was difficult to believe that these wonderful people could be hostile to anyone. Certainly not to us. It would be difficult not to love them them right back, we look forward to our return.
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