"Within the Walls"

Trip with the Senior Zone

 

 We visited a school in Manila and brought them a couple of wheelchairs to use for any special needs children.  They performed several songs for us using these unusual instruments.  They were like bells with different tones.  They did a great job.







The kids were so excited to have us come.

 This is a shot of the Seniors viewing the program.  It reminded me of WizKidz and made me a bit homesick.




Their playground and pet turtle below.

 

INTRAMUROS

 RIDING IN OUR TOURING TROLLEY CAR

 

 A PICTURE OF US AT A FOUNTAIN ON THE BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS

 THE SENIOR ZONE POSING WITH 

6 STATUES OF FRIARS

 Beautiful wood carvings on the doors of the St. Augustin Cathedral

 

War implements found during the restoration.

 A courtyard where the monks in training can go and meditate.

 

Pictures taken in the Cathedral

 This domed ceiling is simply painted not carved.  It was amazing in detail! Such talent.

 A wonderful pipe organ up in the rear of the cathedral where the choir seats were.

 

 The choir was ordered by the Priest to stand during the entire service.  When the Chinese came they had these little ledges built on the underside of the seats.  The choir could rest on these ledges while still appearing to be standing from the main cathedral below this balcony.  Ingenious!

The all-seeing eye in the dome's art.  Isn't that on our money?

 The oldest rock wall supposedly in existence.  You can read about in online...check out Intramuros.

 A hide-a-way or something in the corners of the Walled City.

 A Chapel for Monk's in Training

 Above: Wood Carving that was preserved in the entrance and replaced. Below is the entrance into the Intramuros.

 Fun forms of transportation throughout the area.

 Bikes made from Bamboo!

The Heve Family

L-R Joan, Ernesto, Julie Ann, Ercelida Heve

ENDOWMENT DAY!

All in a Week's Work...

Hauling Window Grates to the Sister's Apartment

Cris forms, welds and paints these in front of his house.  It's a crude workshop but he does great work.

 

This kind of work should NOT be done in a shirt and tie!

Cris's Work Table

 

 

His little boy with their dog and pet pig.

 Cooking lunch with mom out in the workshop using one of her two stoves.  The other one is below.






Anyone thinking CAMP?

Our Missionaries Leaving for the Island Mindoro

Sister Alaima, Left

Sister Franks, Left

 

Sister Dickson with Elder Tizon who is going to Mindoro.  All will be going home in the December transfer except for Elder Tizon.

FAVORITE SIGHTS WHILE DRIVING TO DO APARTMENT CHECKS

 

CHILDREN IN SCHOOL UNIFORMS....MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE THING!

 

Laundry hanging to dry at an apt.

Papaya growing in the front yard of an apartment.

 SWEET SIGHTS

MISSIONARIES WEARING THEIR 'TIGHT' SHIRTS THAT THEY'VE HAD ALTERED

THAT IS DEFINITELY BAWAL WITH MISSION RULES 

BUT THE FILIPINOS ARE HARD TO CONVINCE.

It looks even more pronounced next to the regular white shirts for the foreign missionaries from the U.S.

District Conference

Binangonan Branch building.  We sustained a new District Presidency today.  Our second counselor in our Branch Presidency is the new District President.   President Lasado.

 One of the choirs who sang...this one was a youth choir.

 On the way home we see this Jeepney full of members heading back to Tanay.  Elder Romney is sitting on the step in with a member next to him and another member standing on the bumper.

Elder Jones is peeking his head out in this shot!