Our first day in the Philippines

18 months after sending in our initial questionnaires into Wycliffe, we are now finally in our place of ministry!

After landing in the airport in Manila, we were picked up by some friends of ours and taken to our new apartment, where we unpacked. It's modest, but it has A/C, a water filter, and an in-line water heater in the shower, so we are happy.

We were supposed to fly up to our northern translation center today, but there was a crack in the airplane's landing gear, so we drove the 7 hours up instead. A pretty lively trip: we accidentally became a part of a Lunar New Year's Day parade, passed a traditional funeral possession, and we witnessed 20-30 "close calls" that would frighten the average American driver.