David's Birthday in Manila

David's birthday began with the realization that they had named the day especially for him, National Heroes Day! In honor of that, our car was not coded so we were able to drive in to the office that morning. We worked there for a few hours, then came home for lunch and to prepare for the afternoon's event, a district activity day. The District Leader in our area asked if they could come to our apartment and watch a movie on their p(reparation)day.

They all arrived and immediately donned their "Army of Helaman" t-shirts they had had printed, then ordered JolliBee fried chicken dinners to be delivered. They also presented David with a birthday cake they had brought! We watched "One Man's Treasure" together, and then they left.

(Back) Elder Solis, Elder Elep, Sister Langkilde, Sister T'oa, (Front) Elder Echano, Elder Ingram

After a quick clean-up, we joined the other senior couples at Chili's, located in a mall about a mile from here. Their food tastes pretty much like any Chili's, and we enjoy going there occasionally.  The waiters sang to David, and presented a scoop of ice cream in a cinnamon flour tortilla, with a candle! So, all told, it was a well-celebrated birthday. We even had time for one segment of "Pride and Prejudice"!

Elder and Sister Northrup, housing missionaries, Elder and Sister Jensen, Perpetual Education Fund missionaries, and Elder and Sister Paine (from Grand Junction, CO) and Elder and Sister Theler, all office missionaries.