The end of July brought a team of volunteers to partner with us in the work. They came from two different churches that partner with us, one in Camdenton, Missouri and the other in Wichita, Kansas.
So thankful for people who are willing to make so many sacrifices to come and work together for HIS glory!
Early the next morning after they landed, we drove up north to visit the Bugkalot tribe.
One of the highlights of this team was than my (Jen's) dad was a part of it! We enjoyed getting to hang out for almost 2 weeks and serve together...and get some extra hugs!
We always start with orientation time with our volunteer teams, just to make sure that our purpose is clear and that we are all on the same page as to how we are going to work together. This time we got to enjoy some beautiful scenery while we had orientation...until it started to rain, and we had to move to take shelter under the bridge. :)
Our trip up north was a whirlwind quick one, just to give them a glimpse of the culture of the Bugkalot people, who are now sending out some of their very own to reach the Agta tribe in Bicol (where we would go next). We spent time telling them some stories about where the Bugkalot have come from, and it was a precious time remembering all that God has done in those mountains.
The Bugkalot also put on a cultural presentation for the team.
And they had a little language study session to get an idea of what it is like to learn another language.
While we hadn't initially planned to have teenagers on this team, several dads who were coming wanted to bring their teens. It ended up being a GREAT group of young people, and God used them in a mighty way!
Thankful for this team, and excited to move on to the next leg of our journey...down to Bicol!
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