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Monday in Caloocan
The weather for most of my time on Luzon has not been cooperative. When I was in Manila to begin the trip, there was a weak typhoon moving through. The rain was light, but almost constant. When I flew out to Cebu, there was some doubt whether or not the flight would be cancelled due to the weather. When I flew back to Angeles City (Clark), there was heavy rain and some wind that made the last part of the flight somewhat bumpy. Yesterday’s bus ride from Angeles City was amidst very heavy rain as the bus had to go through some areas that cars stalled and flooded. Last night, the wind came up some, but still not to the level of a typical March day in Oklahoma :-). Today, our taxi rides going to and returning from Caloocan were in rain that varied from light to heavy. Most of the day during the gospel meeting, the rain was very heavy with drops of water getting through much of the roof that is not yet complete. I dodged most of it but got wet from the leaks at times.
Despite the rain, we had a good number present including the members of the local church as well as a good number of visitors -- mostly Roman Catholic. I began with a lesson on “Godly Living in an Ungodly World” from 1 Peter 2. The next lesson was “From What Seed Is Salvation” that took 1 Peter 1:22-25 as its starting point. An invitation was then extended by Ely Ebuenga and two came to be baptized into Christ.
After lunch, the rain increased even more, so preaching amidst the invading water was a real challenge. I taught a brief lesson on “Marriage, Christ and the Church” from Ephesians 5:22-33 emphasizing the importance and identity of the New Testament church. A question/answer period was then offered that went on for a long time -- I believe it was over a hour and a half. Most questions showed the predominantly Catholic background of the visitors. They seemed very interested and appeared to accept the points made in conflict with Roman Catholic doctrine and practice. They asked me to come again and study further.
If the weather keeps up at this level, our schedule for tomorrow is in danger because it is even further away than today’s venue. We pray the weather will settle down and make it possible for us to go on as planned.
The weather for most of my time on Luzon has not been cooperative. When I was in Manila to begin the trip, there was a weak typhoon moving through. The rain was light, but almost constant. When I flew out to Cebu, there was some doubt whether or not the flight would be cancelled due to the weather. When I flew back to Angeles City (Clark), there was heavy rain and some wind that made the last part of the flight somewhat bumpy. Yesterday’s bus ride from Angeles City was amidst very heavy rain as the bus had to go through some areas that cars stalled and flooded. Last night, the wind came up some, but still not to the level of a typical March day in Oklahoma :-). Today, our taxi rides going to and returning from Caloocan were in rain that varied from light to heavy. Most of the day during the gospel meeting, the rain was very heavy with drops of water getting through much of the roof that is not yet complete. I dodged most of it but got wet from the leaks at times.
After lunch, the rain increased even more, so preaching amidst the invading water was a real challenge. I taught a brief lesson on “Marriage, Christ and the Church” from Ephesians 5:22-33 emphasizing the importance and identity of the New Testament church. A question/answer period was then offered that went on for a long time -- I believe it was over a hour and a half. Most questions showed the predominantly Catholic background of the visitors. They seemed very interested and appeared to accept the points made in conflict with Roman Catholic doctrine and practice. They asked me to come again and study further.
