Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Philippines Team: Update #10
Before our 3rd session for the computer training in Rio Hondo, we had a team (MUPT) meeting to debrief about the first two sessions. For the most part, I think both went well in terms of execution and the community really responded well to the training; however, there’s always room for improvement! We were reminded…
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Philippines Team: Update #9 – prayer request
After two days of training on how to operate a computer, we realized that even tho out students have minimal, and sometimes no experience with computer, they are, in fact, very eager to learn. we were and will continue to cultivate our relationship with them so that they won’t look at us as teachers and…
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Philippines Team: Update #8
On Tuesday, we spent most of our morning preparing our lesson plan for Wednesday’s computer training. Please pray that the lesson will go well and to be able to communicate the lesson effectively. We also had our first language lessons, and we each had our own personal tutor (compliments of the Rio Hondo community). Please…
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Philippines Team: Update #7
On day 3 in Zamboanga, Ate Loyda, Ate Sol, Kuya Jerry, and Kuya Bobong, showed us more of what the town has to offer. We went to the local Palengke (fish market), City Hall, and the National Museum of Zamboanga. Later that evening, we went to Rio Hondo to shadow Ate Loyda and Kuya Jerry…
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philippines team update #6
Just this past saturday, there were nothing planned, so we just packed our stuff and prepare ourselves for what was coming ahead in Zamboanga! We went to the local mall to pick up last minute computer parts in order for all of our laptops to be able to access the internet. We met up with…
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Photo updates of Zamboanga
Here are some photos of Zamboanga.
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Philippines Team: Update #5
Sorry for the delayed posting. On friday, we didn’t have much orientation but we still had a lot going on. Cheryl took us to Isla verde where we talked with some more familiar faces, at least for me. I also worked with this group last year helping them setup a website for their livelihood of…
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Philippines Trip: Update #4
Greetings from Davao City! As Greg mentioned in one of our earlier posts, this week is mainly about learning what MUPT does and how they reach out to the community to spread the word of the Lord. It is important for the team to really understand how they do things in Davao so the team…
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Philippines Team: Update #3
For this week: Tuesday (yesterday), Wednesday (today), and Thursday/Friday (tomorrow/next day) = Davao City Orientation Saturday – Sunday = Zamboanga Orientation A lot of days are going to be spent learning the ways of MUPT, why they do what they do, and how they are missionaries of God without having the traditional evangelical approach. Through…
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Philippines Team: update #2
Praise the Lord that the team along with all the donations arrived safely in Davao City. Thru customs we were only asked why we had so many luggage, but luckily we were not hassled by the customs agents about the computers. For the next couple of days we will be going thru orientation with MUPT. …
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