It's so nice to have so many friends concerned about our spiritual life here. Yes, we do attend church on Sabbath. The Seventh Day Adventist movement is really picking up momentum here. I've read that the Philippines is the second fastest growing country in the Adventist church. We did not attend church our first sabbath here because we had just arrived at about 10 pm the night before and jet lag ain't nothing nice. But, since then we have attended church.
There are only two English speaking churches in this area. Our first visit was to the church connected with the Manila Adventist Medical Center. The church is actually called MAMC. The children's sabbath school was really good. But, they don't have air conditioning in the sanctuary so it was rather hot in there. There is a small room with a window unit for families with small children. This room was so packed and noisy that Dwayne left us in there and stood in the back of the sanctuary to hear the service. I would have left too but there were no empty seats inside and I had absolutely no intentions of holding the kids while standing in heels.
The next Sabbath we attend Pasay Adventist Church. They have air conditioning! This church is actually really nice too. The choir is amazing; they sound so good. Even the children's choir is one of the best I've ever heard. We even heard a little boy preach for children's day. He was no older than 10 years old but I will admit it was one of the best sermons I've heard in a minute. And, he was funny. This church has two services each Sabbath and the church is packed for both services. It's a fairly large church that probably seats about 1,000 people. Yep, it's pretty large.
Most Adventists meet in each others homes where they only speak Tagalog. You know how during mission stories they say "your money will go to build a church in..." Well, there are several groups of people here who could also use a church home. In the meantime, they just rotate between private homes.
Here's a couple of pictures from Pasay Adventist Church. At this time, it's all we have. Maybe one day I'll add a video so you can hear the choir sing.
There are only two English speaking churches in this area. Our first visit was to the church connected with the Manila Adventist Medical Center. The church is actually called MAMC. The children's sabbath school was really good. But, they don't have air conditioning in the sanctuary so it was rather hot in there. There is a small room with a window unit for families with small children. This room was so packed and noisy that Dwayne left us in there and stood in the back of the sanctuary to hear the service. I would have left too but there were no empty seats inside and I had absolutely no intentions of holding the kids while standing in heels.
The next Sabbath we attend Pasay Adventist Church. They have air conditioning! This church is actually really nice too. The choir is amazing; they sound so good. Even the children's choir is one of the best I've ever heard. We even heard a little boy preach for children's day. He was no older than 10 years old but I will admit it was one of the best sermons I've heard in a minute. And, he was funny. This church has two services each Sabbath and the church is packed for both services. It's a fairly large church that probably seats about 1,000 people. Yep, it's pretty large.
Most Adventists meet in each others homes where they only speak Tagalog. You know how during mission stories they say "your money will go to build a church in..." Well, there are several groups of people here who could also use a church home. In the meantime, they just rotate between private homes.
Here's a couple of pictures from Pasay Adventist Church. At this time, it's all we have. Maybe one day I'll add a video so you can hear the choir sing.
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