Just got home from a church and hanging out with new friend Pooh at Robinson’s Galleria mall, going over lessons from today and yesterday.
Yesterday was the Barangay Arboretum ministry. God showed his faithfulness again by answering our prayers to prepare for the kids puppet show by bringing us a Director from the Film Institute. Tita Au, a lady that just happened to be at the Film Institute on a Saturday morning where we were preparing, taught us how actors prepare for their roles, how to give a personality to an inanimate object, and to remember our lines and give life to the puppet. This guidance helped us to deliver a more animated show and a better prepared skit from the puppeteers. The day went smoothly, with Phoebe and April providing the praise music and Phoebe being the MC for song, dance and game. The puppet show went smoothly and the last gift from Pooh was awesome give kids bracelets that taught and reminded them of Jesus Christ.
We ended up not needing the tarpaulin for the kids to sit on but my Uncle in Mandaluyong came through and has some for me. I also jut came across a street vendor in Baclaran that sell them for 450 Pesos for a 15 foot by 4 foot tarp.
After the ministry on Saturday, I got to hang out with Pooh at PBJ (Pinoy Basketball for Jesus) ministry around the corner in Philcoa and got to breakdance! Haha, I was hurting after but was fun. I haven’t breakdanced in a while but it was fun to participate and show the kids. Got to finally meet Mark McDowell, a missionary here that moved to the Philippines from Chicago in 1995. He’s been leading a basketball and hip-hop ministry since then. My sister Darlene has been telling me about Mark and has been trying to hook me up with him. I want to hear more about his experiences and learn from all the knowledge he’s gained while being here.
After that event, went to a Christian Singles bowling event at Robinson’s Galleria in Ortigas. Met up with Pooh’s friend and new breakdancer friend Ivy from the PBJ event. She invited her breaker friend Jeff and his sister Vangie. Got to talk to Jeff for a while and was able to learn a few things of myself:
- Competition sometimes will make people too proud
- To correct someone or to be right doesn’t necessarily get anything accomplished
- God lines us up with people of similar background or experiences to connect us closer
Teachers and students
An incident happened recently where I was questioning how a teacher was expressing the material to their students. I shared with a friend and we talked about it more. In it I realized that no one is perfect and in our lives, of course, we will make mistakes. The Bible teaches that we are there to help others when they stumble and also to confront those that you have a direct issue with. God is teaching us something in those incidents. The scripture below reiterates this understanding.
In Acts 11:1-18, Peter explains his actions to other believers of why he preached and spent time with the Gentiles, or non-Jews. Jesus taught the disciples that message of salvation were for all people, from all nations. The Jewish believers questioned Peter on what they first thought was an incorrect thing to do spread the Gospel to non-Jews. But after hearing the story from Peter how the Gentiles were blessed with the Holy Spirit, they praised God because it was apparent that Jewish people were not the only people that were to be saved and baptized. From my NIV Life Application Study Bible, it reads “Their reactions teach us how to handle disagreements with other Christians. Before judging the behavior of fellow believers, it is important to hear them out. The Holy Spirit may have something important to teach us through them.”
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