Yesterday (Sunday) we attended a church that we had never been to before. It is called Living Word Christian Ministries. It is probably one of the biggest evangelical churches in Cebu. They have 5 services (2 in Cebuano, 2 in English, and 1 in Taglog) plus a radio ministry. This church is very close to where we live. When we arrived (10 min. early) there was about 100 people, but by the time the service was in full swing we figured there was over 900 people. And...as far as we could see we were the only 6 white people there! We enjoyed the service, but not the welcoming visitors part. At one point, they ask for visitors to raise their hands (we couldn't really hide because we kind of stand out) so we raised our hands. Then we had to come to the front, and they all sang a welcome song, plus about 20 designated people come by and shake your hand. After that you are directed outside of the sanctuary, where we sit in a group and they have you fill out the visitors brochure (which was in Cebuano - so we couldn't read any of it). After all that we went back into the service. It was a unique experience, but we enjoyed the worship music and the sermon.
After church we enjoyed a relaxing day at home (the girls went to a youth event) but the rest of us stayed home. This last week was mid term exams so Bevan had a full week with writing, giving exams and grading. Emily had the week off from teaching piano students. She teaches approx. 25 students on Tues, Wed, Thurs mornings at the school - some are in small groups. So this week we are back to our regular schedule again. It won't be long till the kids will have regular "home" school in the mornings.
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