Child Labor

Since child labor laws are more lax in the Philippines, we decided to put the kids to work.  Need to start earning their bread and water at some point, right?

No, actually, the kids had a BLAST today participating in a "kiddie crew" at our favorite fastfood restaurant in Bicol - Biggs Diner.  The owners are good friends of ours, and they invited our kids to join theirs for a day of work exposure at one of their restaurants.

 The boys walked around the restaurant, taking orders for shakes or other treats and filling out satisfaction surveys for people. 

 Mikayla actually got to work the cash register most of the day, and I guess she was a natural because the other employees were teasing the trainee that Mikayla was already faster than she was.  :)  Don't know that it was true, but Mikayla had fun learning a new skill.

It was a great opportunity for our kids, and we are so thankful they got to do it. 

Thanks, Carlo & Rica!!! 

In other news, Steve made an unexpected trip to Manila earlier today.  The Bugkalot team who is on their way down got stuck in Manila; the wait for bus tickets was several DAYS since everyone goes home to the province over Easter.  So at 1am, Steve bought a plane ticket for 7am (no problem getting INTO the city), and now he is driving the group back here from Manila in my dad's van.  Unfortunately, they are making painfully slow progress - Steve said the highway might as well be a parking lot.  Please be praying for safety as they travel and that the traffic would lessen as they get closer down here.  Please pray as well as we travel all around the mountains in Bicol the next couple days, surveying possible sites where the teams will locate.  Lots of decisions to be made in the next couple days - where to locate, who will be on each team, who the team leaders will be...appreciate your prayers for wisdom and unity!