We had the luxury of waking up late at 7.20 and went for the 9.30 mass (the only English mass). Some of us joined the choir while the rest went to sit with the rest of the congregation. It was an interesting experience for us, as serving mass in the Philippines was a little different from serving mass in Singapore. After mass, we went shopping nearby for foodstuffs and unfortunately Kevan, Darrion and Patrick had to go back to the hostel as they were sick. Before we knew it, Cecilia, and Celestine were also down, so we had to go to Kawakawa with 4 men down (Darrion insisted on going, kudos!).
We went to Kawakawa for a short hour-long hike (with about half of it spent at the obstacle course fooling around midway). Kawakawa is famous for its 14 life-sized stations of the cross, where Jesus's life leadng up to his resurrection were clearly depicted. The "peace and quiet" really helped close off the day's distractions and allowed us to focus on prayer and communicating with God. The breathtaking scenery was also an eye opener since we will never be able to see such landscape in Singapore
Upon going back to the hostel, Patricia soon realised she was sick too. So leaving our dear patients in the care of Aunty Lucy and Sisters Grace and Angie, the rest of us went to play basketball/ monkey/ captains' ball/ random picture-taking. We had loads of fun and got to bond much better as a team :)
Dinner was status quo and we came here to blog as usual.
Even though we had a few people fallng sick today, we managed to learn more about God and became more bonded as a team. To the parents of those in our team that are sick, rest assured that they will be well taken care of by the adults. We as for your prayers so that everyone cn have a speedy recovery and continue on this mission trip.
Cheers,
Mission Team Reporters/ Bloggers
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