What a whirlwind it has been here in the Philippines. I have told you before that this has not been my month at all. That is still true I am so excited to move on and go to Thailand. This month (6 weeks) has been very hard for me spiritually and physically. I have been so tired these past 6 weeks and have had to force myself to get up and do stuff. I have also been sick twice which has not helped things. We were told by a former world racer that the Philippines has a very lazy spirit about it and after being here and experiencing it I totally believe it. It has also been very hard spiritually. This is no excuse but because of so much going on and there being so many people here in Manila it has been very difficult for me to have quite time with God each day. Even though is was very hard it was still good. The biggest thing that God taught me is how to love more like Him meaning to love no matter what. No matter how dirty they are, their situation, their past and so on and so on. He used the Children at the orphanage in Malaybalay and the street kids in Manila to do this. There is such a long way to go in learning and growing to love as God loves but I am on my way. My time here in the Philippines is coming to a close. We fly out tomorrow night (Saturday) to Thailand. I had a pretty amazing experience during one of my final nights here in the Philippines. Every Thursday we go and hangout with street kids and their families. These are families who have no home and literally live on the streets. This was my second time going. We are there from 7pm-11pm just playing with kids and the nurses on the squad give medical care to the ones that need it. Last night I was playing with the kids and I picked up this one little girl. I came to find out later that her name is Elizabeth. As soon as I picked her up she had fallen asleep in my arms. I took her and I sat down with her on the side of the street. I was her bed for the time that I was there. I was sitting there with this precious child in my lap and I thought that this was probably the best sleep that this child has had in a long while. I mean I am a lot more comfy and warmer than the street is. What an honor it was to be there that night. My legs suddenly got a little warmer and felt a little wet. Sure enough I had been peed on by this little girl sleeping in my lap HaHa. She looked old enough to be potty trained but due to the malnutrition that she has she probably doesnt have control of her bladder the way she should. It sure makes you thankful for the things that you have. There are so many children on the street and the ages range from newborn to young adult. It is so sad to see 12 and 13 year old boys smoking cigerettes and seeing boys and girls of all ages breathing into little plastic bags sniffing glue to get high right in the middle of everyone and everything. Even though we are not able to give them money or a place to stay I think that we are able to give them something way better and that is the love of Jesus. Next stop is the middle of nowhere Thailand which means I will probably will not have internet. I will have to check things out once I get there so if I don’t post a blog for a while its because there is no internet. Love Jaime
The little girl that is asleep in my arms is the one that peed on me
