Cebuano Ladies

Now that I am home more, I have the chance to get to know the Cebuano ladies in my neighborhood better. I'm still getting better at the language "hinay-hinay" (little-by-little). Here is Elijah's friend--they were both born May 8th! Maybe they will have to celebrate their 1st birthdays together!
Elijah was trying to shake hands with his new friend, but the ladies laughed and said he was trying to do a boxing move for fun like the national Filipino sports boxer Manny Pakaw (sp??--sorry people I'm not a boxing fan).
On Wednesday afternoons it is fun to have the ladies over for Bible study. My friend and helper, Emi, is the leader so we prepare the study together. It is funny to learn more cultural differences. For example, in the U.S. most people offer a drink when you first come in. I did that same thing by serving the ladies some juice, but later I found out they thought it was "bag-o" (new) to have the drink before. So the following week I served the drink after.

Also, I thought I would try to provide a snack they liked, so I had a Filipina lady make something Filipino that they are used to. Later I found out that they were curious what kind of food they would eat at the "Americana's" house. The next week I made banana muffins and they loved them! The bowl was empty after that meeting. Lots to learn about hospitality and cultures!
It is great to see the ladies study the Bible in their own language. They say when they hear it in their language it is like a "bull's eye--right to the heart."