Final Visual Journey

Well, I'm just getting around to posting the final photos of our marvelous Philippine adventure. I've got everyone's photos now and wish I could share ALL of them with you. Kim, Nancy and Kathy...you all took some really great pictures. Thanks so much for sharing them so that I could post them here.

OK, get ready...here are some photos related to the end of our journey...our final days in Manila. Feel free to read the last posting again if you'd like a reminder about any of it.

Remember I'd mentioned that balut...the partially cooked duck egg...the one with the embryo? Well, here it is...and Kathy...still can't believe you ate that thing!

And here are the other local delicasies that we sampled....chicken, beef and pork intestines; snails and "chocolate soup" (pork cooked in pork blood) with sweetened rice cakes:



A picture of Pastor Choy's church in Basatlan:

And some of the former gang members who joined us for lunch that day:

Now for some miscellaneous fun shots...Chuck with a bag of coke...uh, that would be the legal, drinkable kind...

nice.com - One of the internet cafes I used while we were on Mindoro (it's the red sign that you cannot read):

And now some pictures of our work on the island...the dining hall was our big project. And the floor turned out to be the major focus of our effort due to termite infestation. Here's a shot of the floor with the wood floor joists (the infested ones!)...

And here's a shot with the new steel c-joists, all wire-brushed and rust-protected by us:

A picture of the one project we did finish...the playground!

And to finish out, some shots of the teams...first, our BranchCreek Community Church team as we were leaving Valley of Peace (minus Charlie, Kristen, Matt and Marilou):

Jay and ZsaZsa, now official BranchCreek World Outreach team members!

The Valley of Peace team:

And last, but most definitely not least, the ENTIRE team...everyone from ISACC and BranchCreek on our last night in the Philippines:

I guess this ends the journey. Thanks to you all for coming along and for supporting us with your love, finances, prayers and encouragement. My prayer for you all is that one day you are also able to experience something similar...it doesn't have to be halfway around the world...you can reach out and build bridges and new friendships right in your own community.

God bless,

Nancy