June 30, 2009 6:29 am

I missed a few days so I will give you a quick recap:

SUNDAY

Church was awesome! They sang a song that I really liked but wasn't familiar with. It's called "I'm Singing" and one of the parts says, "I'm singing to the God who wrote the book on our creation." It was very good. Some of the other songs that we sang included: "Shout to the Lord", "Power of Your Love", and "Heart of Worship." We sang "Heart of Worship" all the way through without any instruments.

The church is ahead of the game and already started two house churches in rural areas around San Pablo City. They send groups to both locations every Sunday afternoon. Jenny, Laura, and I went to Conception and Hailey and Krista went to the other location. Conception reminded me of my first Nicaragua trip-- very rural, very poor, lots of animals, lots of kids, a HUGE need. Getting there was kinda interesting. I took my first "trike" or tricycle ride. Basically its a small motorcycle with a side cart. We fit three people on the motorcycle and four people in the side cart. It was a lot of fun! Through this ministry I've been able to form better relationships with some of the youth that attend.

MONDAY

Monday just flew by! I wrote a blog for nehemiahteams.blogpot.com about being the only guy on a team of girls. Check it out...

TUESDAY

Tuesday went by even faster than Monday. I led the devotional tonight for our team. I read 1 Thessalonians 3:11 where it talks about encouraging one another. I'm getting tired and I know the others are too. We love being here and singing God move. We are so grateful to be a part of it, but we miss our friends and family very much. We need to make an effort to encourage each other regularly to keep our ministry going.