Time to go home...

Well, we've learned a lot on this trip, but it is finally time to pack our bags. We will be taking off at 5pm today, and we will be getting a debriefing from John and Tammy before we leave. As promised, here are some pictures from the NT dedication:


Here we are on top of a mountain that overlooks the rice terraces. We stayed with a family that lives in the village in the middle of these--some people refer to them as the "8th Wonder of the World".



To get between the different "sub-villages", we would walk on the tops of the walls of the terraces. Here, Ellen is following our hostess to her house, where we stayed for two nights.



The cermony begins. These guys are beginning the "Eagle Dance", where they bang out a rhythmic tune on these pans, and then all of the other people come out and dance.



The unveiling of the Bibles. The five ministers (one is partially hidden), a foreign translator, and a local translator unveil the crates of Bibles. Almost 300 Bibles were sold after the ceremony. During the cermony (which was in Finallig, the local language), they kept talking about "apple juice"; I found out later that they were actually saying "Apo Dios", which is their word for Lord.


We will see you all soon--thank you for your prayers,

Dan