Sept 20, 2009

On Friday I went with Ate Gigi to Youth Ministry in a different slum then the one before. The slum is different in many ways, it is more spread out and open, having more space then the other one. It also has a different feel to it, the students are more well the only word I can think of is "adjusted to society". If there could be an upper class slum, this would be it, but by no means are they upper class. They still don't speak much English either.

There were about 10-15 youth that showed up for Bible study, mainly girls. Like any teenagers they are hyper and so full of personality. They had tons of questions for me and were so interested in my hair, touching it every moment that raised. Filipinos love to sing, so we loudly sang worships songs, studied the Bible together and I gave a testimony.

I quickly made friends with this one girl, named Joy, and her name fits her well, she is a joy to be around. For female in the Philippines it is natural to be physical with each other, holding arms going down the street, sitting right next to each other and using your hands when you talk. The young students have welcomed me in this way also, and I find it a privilege.