We arrived at Nancy's house around lunch time, and she insisted that we eat with her. We were told later that is very common in Filipino culture. Filipinos will even get food from their neighbors in order to make sure their guests have food. We finally decided that Benjoseph would go to the market to get food, while Nancy put on some rice to cook while Glen had a bible study with us. Our bible study with Glen was over the Good Samaritan in Luke 10. When Benjo got back, we had some amazing roasted pork (lechon) and chicken with the rice Nancy made for us. Benjo also brought a can of sardines and two bottles of coke. Filipinos really enjoy it when they can have coke. Benjoseph showed us how to open a can of sardines with only a spoon. We all enjoyed the delicious meal and the good fellowship of Christian brothers and sisters. I was even brave enough to try sardines for the first time, and eventually gave in to having a little bit of coke, even though I'm not really a fan. It was really nice to see Nancy again. She is such a sweet, loving person! She's always eager to help, participate, and greet you. On our way back from Nancy's, we visited the kids that we have been working with at VBS and Consolacion church. We stopped by their neighborhood, and the ones that were out immediately came to greet us with huge smiles and excitement! They began taking us around to everyone's house until all the kids knew we were there. Then we went out to the street in front of their houses where there's a basketball goal to play with them. It was so good to see them, and they didn't want to say goodbye. They even followed us a few minutes later. I really enjoyed seeing them again, as I could tell we were starting to form bonds with them.
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