Magawnda Gabi! Good evening everyone! Alexis here...
Today we worked really hard at the site and made great progress and then proceeded to a youth rally for the evening.
So..... have a math question for you. What do you get when you mix 750 Filipino youth from all over their diocese and 40 Canadians? You get a breath taking, beautiful display of awesome! We got to witness the 7th Annual Diocesan Youth Day. It was beyond great. It started with an amazing Taize prayer experience outside under a full moon against the back drop of a 400 year old church. Then onto a delicious supper! Some of us particularly enjoyed a dish called "Dynamite".... appropriately named because it's so hot!! We saw dances from each area of the diocese which were representative of the fiestas celebrated in each area. There were amazing costumes, fire breathing, hot air balloons and both traditional and modern dances celebrating patron saints, fishing, gold and pineapple.These dances left me speechless, which if any of my friends or family are reading this they know doesn't ever happen!! Haha, so this is quite a feat. This event will forever be sketched in my memory.. They truly made us feel welcome and loved beyond belief at this event. I’m humbled by all the love on this trip. I wish I could say more about this incredible event named Pukaw, which means "WAKE UP" in Tagalog. We were truly awakened in our faith at this event by the example of the people, and our new friends.
Today we worked really hard at the site and made great progress and then proceeded to a youth rally for the evening.
So..... have a math question for you. What do you get when you mix 750 Filipino youth from all over their diocese and 40 Canadians? You get a breath taking, beautiful display of awesome! We got to witness the 7th Annual Diocesan Youth Day. It was beyond great. It started with an amazing Taize prayer experience outside under a full moon against the back drop of a 400 year old church. Then onto a delicious supper! Some of us particularly enjoyed a dish called "Dynamite".... appropriately named because it's so hot!! We saw dances from each area of the diocese which were representative of the fiestas celebrated in each area. There were amazing costumes, fire breathing, hot air balloons and both traditional and modern dances celebrating patron saints, fishing, gold and pineapple.These dances left me speechless, which if any of my friends or family are reading this they know doesn't ever happen!! Haha, so this is quite a feat. This event will forever be sketched in my memory.. They truly made us feel welcome and loved beyond belief at this event. I’m humbled by all the love on this trip. I wish I could say more about this incredible event named Pukaw, which means "WAKE UP" in Tagalog. We were truly awakened in our faith at this event by the example of the people, and our new friends.
Quote:"It’s more fun in the Philippines" .
Prayer Request: For the youth of the Philippines; that they will be bold leaders in serving the needs of their brothers and sisters in Christ.
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