Transitions

So, where to start!?!

I know Josh has been posting a lot lately...and well he's more available to keep ya'll informed on our happenings. Well except when it relates to prenatal clinic and Birth-room shifts...because he's not there (nor does he want to be...seein' he's a guy and all I don't blame him).

IF YOU LIKE TALK ABOUT THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH...KEEP READING...if not turn back now!

Church

So I've been meaning to write about the church we have been going to since we've arrived here in Davao. On our first Sunday here, we went to church where the directors of Mercy go. It is called Christ's Commission Fellowship (CCF) and is located in the same plaza as Victoria Mall. So it's about a 15 minute walk for us. Their mission is to make Christ-committed followers who make Christ-committed followers. Simple. To the point. I kind of like it.

What a Week!

So we've had a very interesting week. I'll do my best to keep it somewhat brief, which is hard for me to do whenever I share a story. And this will be several stories. So I'll try to keep them short with just the necessary details. Anyway, here goes, in random order...

Life in Davao

Well, first of all, our internet connection seems to be rather unreliable at present. We've come to the conclusion that it works for about an hour a day. I just now got connected, so I want to type this quickly.

We've been kind of busy the last three weeks. That's right. Three weeks ago today we left Oregon. This Wednesday it will be three full weeks that we've been here in Davao. It actually feels like it's been longer. Christina has been busy with orientation and meetings. She is also spending lots of time in her books. I have been going shopping quite a bit, picking up all the little things we need around here. I've also been doing most of the cooking. I actually enjoy it. We bought a rice cooker, so cooking rice is such a breeze!

Filipino Day Outing~We definitely used all 5 senses!

Here's a couple of pics that don't really quantify how much stuff we got to try and experience on our Filipino Outing on Aug. 14th. but it does give a brief overview...ENJOY!

Josh trying Durian for the first time

Day 3

Today is our third day in Davao. We arrived early Wednesday morning, and it's now Friday morning. We've slept well the past two nights. It really does help to have small aircon unit to help us sleep. It cuts down the humidity and also the noises of the city. Hopefully we'll adjust to the heat and won't need the aircon every night, but for now in this adjustment period it's a great blessing.

Update

So yesterday we hiked up Mt. Neahkanie along the Oregon coast. The weather was less than ideal as it was cool and a bit rainy. There was no view from the top because of fog and a good mist blowing up the mountain. But it was interesting looking at some of the vegetation that is quite different from being on a damp coastline. But now I can say that I've seen the Pacific Ocean. We walked out to the beach but we didn't walk out to the water itself (it was cool and we had hiking boots on). Then we had supper and hung out at Gary and Lynn's house. We were all rather exhausted so we went to bed kind of early.