Wow, I can’t believe it is finally the last day. This has been such a fantastic trip!

Today was our REAL last day of work at the construction site. We finished the first project early, so today we got to get our hands dirty once more on the next phase. I can’t wait to see this building up and running. I’m definitely going to be praying for God to bring some dynamic leaders to the ministry to come alongside those that are already there. This building will be ground zero for so much goodness, and it will need a God-sized vision to unleash its full potential. WOW… its SO GOOD.

Well, we visited the now-famous “Jonah’s” one more time tonight for ANOTHER shake (I think I had six while I was here… bleh). A handful of the students are getting Henna tattoos right now (not permanent). A few others are running around trying to find last minute souvenirs and good deals on fake watches. I keep trying to explain to them that, “Even though it’s only six dollars, its still a fake watch.”  But what do I know, I’m just a grownup.

Today we visited a local high school and got to entertain about 300 students. Hailey and Sean M gave their testimonies, and the leader John gave a lesson using a handful of magnets to describe our relationship with God. After that Rolando (the pastor here at the church) gave a quick explanation to the ones who didn’t speak fluent English, and then he led the students in THE LONGEST PRAYER I HAVE EVER BEEN A PART OF. I’m not kidding- it was somewhere around seven or eight minutes long! That brother loves to pray. I was supposed to say something afterwards but I just dismissed them figuring he had said it all, haha! It was a great morning

We’re in Manilla tomorrow night, and then heading home the next day! All of us have loved the trip, and we’ll miss this place in many ways, but we’re all ready to come home. I miss my wife a bunch… and Chipotle (but not as much as my wife).

I’m going to try once again to print these comments so that the students can see them! I have passed along a bunch of your messages to them. They’ve encouraged us so much! We love you guys, and can’t wait to see you. I’m not sure if there is internet access in Manilla, so this might be the last entry. If so, we’ll see you guys in Santa Ana on Wednesday night!