Cebu, Bohol Trip · 31 days ago
Last Sunday we got back from an amazing trip to some other islands in the Philippines. We got to visit Cebu and Bohol and encourage some youth ministries there. We partnered with Brent and Chris Ralsten who are church planters on Cebu. We were there for ten days over two weekends. The weekend we filled with ministry and over the Monday through Thursday we enjoyed a little vacation. We traveled with Nate and Val Bunting and had a great time with them.
First Weekend:
We did ministry with Brent and Chris and got to hang out with their daughter hannah. Pastor Mark is a youth pastor that does ministry with them. I got to speak at an outreach and a youth group meeting that week end. On Sunday, Sarah got share her testimony with the church. Nate and I (Jason) got to go to a squatters village and see the church that Pastor Mark had started. We got to hear some amazing testimony from some men who used to be murders and theives but now have given their lives over to Christ.
Monday to Thursday:
We traveled to Bohol. The first two days we stayed at the beach and got to do some diving. Sarah and I both had a great time and got to see a sea turtle! It was cool to actually use our diving liscenses that we earned earlier this year. The second two days we got to go visit the Drakes. They run a deaf ministry on the island. We got to do some touristy kinds of things like see the little monkeys (i got a picture of one on my head) and see some of the sites on the island.
Second Weekend:
We took a bus to the northern part of Cebu and got to connect with another local pastor there. Pastor Revie runs a youth group, a church, several bible studies, and oversees a daughter church. He plugged us in immediately and I got to speak several times at his various meetings. He took us out night fishing our last night and we had a great time catching some fish and crabs and octopi.
Overall we had a great time and are ready for school to start in a couple weeks. Check out the pictures!
— Jason