Day Four of the Philippines Team 2

Hello fellow Norconians, friends, family, and anyone else who finds this glorious website,
Well this is the start of our fourth day in Manila. We have experienced a lot of new things with this culture and are having a lot of fun. We rode our first Jeepney and Trike the other day (two common forms of transportation) and went into the city and visited a local mall. There is plenty to do locally. The kids love to play basketball so we try to play with them as much as we can; they love Adam they call him Goliath. We have a daily bible study with some of the boys in the orphanage and are starting to teach them about the apostle Paul. Apart from just the children in the orphanage, they are several boys who need a lot of attention and help. I sat down with them last night and started my attempt to reach out to them. I have a feeling its going to be a long, hard, and challenging process. It is very evident that these boys need the gospel. Their culture has completely corrupted them and it is heart breaking because they are very nice young men, just make bad choices much like the rest of us have and sometimes still do. I know that the gospel is powerful and as Christians it is not us who lead people to Christ but the gospel itself. I ask that you pray for the gospel to melt the hearts of these kids and lead them to a new life in Christ.
Thank you for all your prayers, support, and the opportunity to serve here,
Garett Klingaman