Day 12: Liv's birthday

Today was a very productive day for the team.

It started out a little later than we had hoped for, but it was a special day being Liv's 21st Birthday! 

Groups 2 & 4 hit the Island of Panay at 9:30 to do countless hours of heavy lifting and shovelling, constructing the new rec centre for the Ati kids.
The rest of the group was inside the school doing some teaching & playing with the kids.

At lunch, a few of us ran around with the children. They were so loving and instantly welcoming which made the day easily enjoyable. 

Whilst we were spending time with the gorgeous kids and digging Bon, Beth, Jojo and Cola also were having a wonderful time of fellowship with the Ati women. 

They were able to build relationships through pass the parcel, sharing coffee and biscuits and sharing hearts as Bon shared her testimony and Beth led the women's study.
It was a lovely morning and the beginning of ministry with the Ati women.

The groups split up into two and did feedings at different sites. We sung songs and the children joined in, we also acted a short story to teach them about the wise and foolish builders that symbolise a man listening to and acting on the word of god and the man who hears it but does not consider applying it into his life. The response from the children was positive and the feeding left them content and smiling. It was such a blessing to spend time with such beautiful kids and educate ourselves on their culture.

Group 1 & 3 spent the day on Boracay Island where they began the morning in construction and teaching at the local school before having the afternoon off to do as they pleased.
Many got adventurous and jumped on a sail boat. Unfortunately their adventures were short lived when the sail snapped... but they had fun anyway. 

Then they split into their groups and headed off to their feeding sites. 

To conclude the tremendous day in which we spent in the company of our fellow team members we hit the town for a nice dinner to celebrate the hard work done on the teams behalf but also to celebrate the 21st birthday of the boss, Olivia Burne. It was an enjoyable night that we used to share the adventures of the day and unwind.

Al, Tim & Han! x