A Day in Our Life

"Rise and shine!" Up @6:30am

Next Fit Yummy Mummy exercise time & yoga stretches

Shower and breakfast.
Personal scripture study for an hour followed by companion & language study.

That is the start of a usual day but one thing we've learned on our mission is the need to be adaptable because anything can happen on any given day. For instance..

One day you might be on the 7:05 am ferry to Cebu to get fingerprinted for your visa renewal...
(that story needs an entire blog by itself)

Or building study desks for missionaries...

Elder Caycayon and I make a good team- I measure, he cuts, I glue,  he nails, I caulk & putty, he sands, we prime and sand, we paint, he varnishes.

3 stages-puttied/caulked, primed and ready for varnish

TADA! (as Sissy would say when everything is all done)

Other days you might be doing community service...

The class rooms at the Cortes Central Elementary School were
damaged by the earthquake.  The Cortes Branch helped to prepare the
foundation for new modular classrooms that were being shipped in
from the United States.

The principal of the school was deeply appreciative
of the service given by the Saints of the Cortes Br.

Hauling gravel and sand to level out the ground

The sisters of Cortes Branch


 

Or taking homeward bound elders to the ferry to return home with Honor after 2 yrs of faithful service, or missionaries transferring to another area.

These are our "anak" (children).  They are young but their spirits have been with Heavenly Father
much longer than ours.  He kept them close until this particular time, this time of "hastening".
We are grateful for their strong testimonies and faith and love serving with them. 

Life as a senior missionary is very diverse, very fulfilling and brings much joy. We are happy to be serving in anyway we can.  A day in our life is a day of service.

 "And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Matthew 25:40
May you find joy in serving! Te Atua Pu, Nahigugma mi inyoha!

Elder and Sister Caycayon

A Nursery Rhyme

Pigs are a big part of life here in Bohol. We see them often on our travels around the island.  Baboy (pig), manok (chicken), and  isda (fish); at least one is served at every meal w/ rice.  Most places have two prices for a meal-one price with one scoop of rice and another price w/unlimited rice.  Most people buy the latter. I started noticing how often I would see them and that began my obsession with getting pig pictures.  All the while this nursery rhyme kept playing in my head.

"This little piggy went to market..."

"And this little piggy stayed home...."

"This little piggy had *something* (not roast beef that's for sure)..."

"And this little piggy got lechoned! (just a little twist to the 'ol nursery ryhme but he really "had none")

 "And this little piggy went 'whee, whee, whee!' all the way home!" (they are sooooo cute, don't you just want to eat them up...oops)