{FECA Vision Choir} Trip report 1, arrived safely

July 11
Report 1 - we flew from LA and arrived in Manila after about 14 hours, at about 4 AM, in plenty of time to catch our flight to Cebu that leaves at 7. Actually, PAL changed our flights by canceling our original flight which should have left at 6 AM and put us on a new flight leaving about an hour later. 18 of us are here but we had a minor problem leaving LA. Fortunately, all the parents of the minors were there to sign the release forms for them to travel, but it took a long time to check all 18 of us in. By the time we cleared security and got to the departure gate, it was almost time to leave. Besides the family, Eugene and Kaitlin were there as were Connie and Jee Hyae, who were with us last year in Mexico.
Our luggage was checked through to Cebu but we easily cleared customs here, although we went through immigration in Manila. We were met by Pastor Daniel Wong, brother Alex, and two vans from TLCC (The Living Christian Church). We stopped at Jollybee for breakfast, met up with David and Norma Nhan, (Norma was intern children Director at FECG), and stopped at TLCC to meet their other pastors. Marshall met the wife of Pastor Pradhan, who turned out to be a lady he went to fellowship with over 50 years ago at Cebu Gospel Church. Her sister also was there, a choir member from the days Marshall's father directed the choir here. We checked in to Golden Peak, our hotel here and ten minutes walk from the TLCC. Lunch was delivered here by brother Carlos's catering, a much better balanced meal with mixed veggies, chicken, rice and a banana. Norma then delivered some fried spring roll bananas and mochi-covered with coconut and sesame desert. By this time, Eugene, Joyce and Bethany arrived from Hong Kong, so praise God, our team is complete.

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