This is the final post from the mission team in Bicol.
Hello :) so, today, we spent the whole day sight-seeing and shopping! Hahaha! First, we went to the Cagsawa ruins. An eruption by Mayon Volcano in 1814 buried an entire town in this area, and what remains is the belfry of the Cagsawa Church to remind people that once upon a time, this was a thriving community. We went in despite the rain. It is really an amazing place to be in :) After that, we went to the mall to shop and have our lunch. At 2pm, we departed and made our way to the St Gregory Cathedral. The place itself was breath-taking! And every single thing there was really significant and interesting. We had the chance to look around and have a time of prayer there too. We then departed for the Church of Guadalupe. We got the chance to see a huge statue of Mother Mary and the stations of the cross. it was a rather amazing to see the statues. It is a big and detailed and the view was simply fantastic! Hopefully you'll be able to see it in the pictures that will be posted. Ohoh, and the wind there is simply AWESOME! It was so so so strong and so so so shiok;) We were all really reluctant to leave, hahaha! And then, we went to walk by the sea. Personally, I enjoyed that experience. The constant strong winds and the sounds of the waves crashing, really calmed me down. And I sort of used that time to reflect on whatever that has happened in the mission trip and all of the new experiences that I've gained and the people I've met. I must say I am really grateful for all of this. For this opportunity that God has given me. After some time there, we then made our way to Elvi Amusement Center. It is a shopping mall/ arcade place. It is superr awesome! All of us tired ourselves with shopping, bumper cars, Zorb ball and the other various arcade games. I am pretty sure all of us had a good time here. [yeahh, here. I'm posting from some internet cafe on the ground floor ;) hahas ]
Well, time's up, got to go! :D
- Stephanie Jane Sukarti
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