This morning we awoke excited by the idea of another beautiful day in Tacloban, but today would be the day we would also be departing. Some of our team needed to go into town before service, but as we arrived at the building, we were thrilled to see the scores of people that were already engaged in worship.We were immediately ushered to the front of the building, and asked to sit in front. It was such an awesome experience to be half-way around the world, and to be worshiping together with our brothers and sisters in Christ. They are so passionate about worshiping the God that we serve. Seriously, if this was just a taste of what heaven will be like, I'm getting pumped!
During the service, we made several gift presentations to the church, Pastor Vadin, and Zion Bible College. The night before, I had spoken with Pastor Martin about the fact that we had money left over that we had anticipated needing on the trip, so I asked him what we should do with it. He said, "Well, we raised the money to spend on missions in the Philippines, so give it away!"
As the service came to a close, Pastor Vadin and the church made presentations to us by giving each of us a plaque as a gift. What an honor! Then, after the service, they gave us a box lunch, and sent us on our way, as we had to get to the airport to catch our flight.
Check out this video of Pastor Cruz Lapura saying thanks to our Pastor and church for coming to help:
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