Manila bound and Day 1

As the 2008 BOJ team, we THANK YOU all for your prayers and support as we embark on this amazing adventure for God.

We all arrived safely and on-time to Taipei, Taiwan for our connecting flight to Manila, Philippines. After arriving Manila, clearing customs, picking up checked baggage, we got out of the aiport even earlier than we expected...so we were able to head to the mission house to settle our accomodations for the duration of this adventure. We had a short time to freshen up before we took off with the team to the Easthill Mall. We ate at Terriyaki Boy for a late lunch or as filipinos would say Merienda (snack)...around 3pm. We then proceeded to go back to the mission house to receive encouragement and information from Pete/Tina and Marcie/Brandon as we prepare our hearts to serve amazing kids these next couple of days. By this time, we were all pretty much exhausted and anxious to get rest. However, since food is a huge part of the filipino culture, the ladies at the mission house prepared dinner for the team and we ate dinner again at 645pm (about 3 hours after the last meal). We had spaghetti (no not the filipino sweet kind), vegetable sticks, and garlic bread. It was just enough nutrition for the day. Afterwards we all pretty much parted ways to our respective rooms to get the much needed rest. Enjoy the photos!