What I've been up to

We have been in and out of town for weeks, so I haven’t blogged in a long time. Pasaylo-a ko! I’m sorry! Here’s a quick run-down on what we’ve been doing:

1. Teaching: We are now officially teaching religion, values education, and English to the students at Holy Rosary High School. There are nearly 350 students, so it is quite a challenge for us to learn all their names! 

My teammate Genevieve and I enjoy team-teaching -- my strengths are in lecturing and translating into Visaya as much as possible, and Genevieve’s gifts for keeping the students’ attention and enforcing discipline in the classroom are indispensable!

2. Asia Summit: This year, Family Missions Company has more missionaries in Asia than ever before! Our friends posted in India and China joined our team and the missionary families in Malaybalay City for a 5-day gathering of prayer and fellowship. The theme of the retreat was: “Go where there is greater need.” Please pray for all missionaries, especially those serving in countries who do not enjoy freedom of religion. 

With so many missionaries, it was hard to control the excitement!

3. The China team dropped by Camiguin for a 3-day visit prior to the Asia Summit. We gave them a tour of our beautiful island, and they participated in the fiesta for St. John the Baptist -- a Mass followed by a procession of fishing boats in the ocean!

4. Following the Summit, Team India came to Camiguin to experience a little island time before returning to their busy city life. 

They joyfully joined in our ministries, visiting every classroom at HRHS and telling the students about their mission work in a non-Christian country -- an inconceivable concept for Filipino youth who are growing up in an almost-entirely Catholic population. Team India also gave talks to every class regarding the Catholic Church’s teachings on homosexuality and our irrefutable identity as sons and daughters of God.

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It's hard to believe it's already July, meaning that we've completed the first half of our year here on mission in Camiguin. Thank you for being patient as we transition back into a regular weekly schedule. More blog posts coming soon!!