Mabuhay!

Greetings From the Philippines!
After three hours in an airport, a fourteen hour plane ride, a two hour layover, and a two hour plane ride, IM IN THE PHILIPPINES!!
i can hardly type the right sequence of letters to form the right words to clearly express what my head and my heart are trying to say. i fell in love with the philippines from the second we stepped off of the plane! i dont know what God is doing, but i am so joyful and excited and amazed that i am here!
its swelteringly hot...feels like over a hundred, with a humidity level so high that after showering, you cant dry off, because instantly youre sweating again. the backs of all my t-shirts are going to start fading from all the salt coming out of my pores. but do you want to know something?...its not that bad!! i was expecting way worse, so maybe that has something to do with it, or the fact that this is an almost overwhelmingly beautiful country with beautiful people, or the fact that i love my team so much that everything i might think of complaining about is lessened to such a small degree.
Gary is such a wonderful co-leader, i am so extremely blessed to be jumping into this with him! and my team...how do i put into words how proud of them i am? the day, the very DAY we got here, after all that travel, and as jet-lag was starting to set in, they went out into the barangay (like the colonias in mexico, or the townships in south africa) and gathered a crowd of about a hundred children and adults, and performed their clown skits, taught about Jesus, and just played with them for hours. watching them get up there with good attitudes made me proud a definitely shed a few tears! they have all had such good attitudes about being here, it just makes my heart so happy!
today is easter, and this morning gary and i had plastic easter eggs with candy in them to give to everyone, and we had a really short little service amongst outselves, talking about matthew 28. weve been traveling for a few hours by bus to get to where we are now (olangapo city), so it hasnt really felt like any special day, but what a privelege it is to serve Jesus in this way, and to celebrate his love for us in such a way!
i love love love everything about this place!
as sad as i was to see lecture phase come to an end, i am sooooo excited for what the future is going to hold with this team, because if the first two days were any indicator, theyre going to sweep revival into this nation! i fully believe in the power of that!
thank you so much to everyone who prayed for safe travels for us, and thank you for your faithful prayers and support while im on this journey!