{FECA Vision Choir} Report 9

Since we were not sure what time we would return to Cebu, nothing was scheduled. We checked in a little after 2 PM, got into our rooms to settle down and everyone except Marshall went to the big Ayala mall to do some gift stopping. They also bought dinner at the mall, sandwiches or pizza and returned to the hotel at about 7:30. During this time, I, Marshall had time to reflect about Barili. We spent almost three days going there and coming back and, as it turned out, just to attend their Sunday service and sing for a few minutes, since we could not the other planned events. Of course, a few people came to know Christ as savior, and who can put a price tag on the value of a soul? I was greatly encouraged by the Daily Bread devotional for Sunday, the passage from Zach. 4:10a "for who has despised the day of small things?", and especially this paragraph: "God doesn't call us to find fulfillment in the amount of work we do for Him, or the number of people who are a part of that work, but in faithfully doing our work for His sake. Serving our great God with His strength in a small way is not a stepping-stone to greatness—it is greatness." Of course, the lighter schedule is also God's mercy and provision to enable Marshall to have the energy to do what he needs to do.

Tuesday, July 22
Today, Eugene, Tim, Rachel, Jayme, Meghan and Allison went to tutor at the OM ALC. We have found these young men and women to be motivated, hard working students who are so eager to learn. Everyone is in reasonably good health. Katherine and Bethany have some congestion and Andrew is quite well. Meanwhile, the rest of the group is doing their laundry. Hannah felt called to give a message to the high school students at PCGS on Thursday so she is busy praying and preparing (this is because the Shings are gone) so please spend the next two days praying for Hannah's first sermon. We met at TLCC to eat our lunch (lunch was also delivered to the ALC) and then we did our group devotions. After devotions we fixed some of the note problems in a couple of our songs and most of the group returned to the hotel. The OM ALC group returned around 3:45, having spent almost 7 hours tutoring. Gentle, Israel, Bethany, Samantha and Joyce volunteered to go feed the poor with OM (like last Tuesday). Tomorrow, we asked the hotel to open their restaurant at 5:45 AM as we will leave at 6:30 for a long van ride to northern Cebu island which is one of last year's typhoon affected area. We will be gone all day so the next report will be either late Wednesday night or Thursday. Pray for this long day trip into northern Cebu.

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