There is a small mountain village about a 45 minute drive into the mountains just west of Dumaguete City here in the Philippines. This is a unique village because the road you take to get there doesn’t take you to anything except a small preschool building. In order to get to the village, you have to climb 586 steps straight up the side of the mountain. It was a workout for me to do once. The preschoolers who attend the school by the road do it at least once a day. It doesn’t phase them a bit. These students come from extremely poor families, but the International Care Ministries orgranization that I’ve been working with this month has helped provide them with a school where they can begin their education. I had no idea what these kids would be like. They were nothing less than a delight! They greeted us with shouts of “hello”, and the fun began! One of the really cool things about this experience was that I sent a video of them saying hello to my Mom’s kindergarten class back in Iowa, and she had her class write a list of questions for the Filipino students. It was great to connect two classes across the world! I think that’s enough talking for now. I would rather show you just who these beautiful children are! Enjoy the video!!
