The transfer (meaning the 6-week period between the normal transfer of missionaries to new assignments) is nearly over, and yesterday we finished visiting all 50 apartments, and giving them all a total of three messages:a spiritual one from each of us, and another homemaking/provident living one from me. David says it's like having 50 home-teaching families! We love it; it is so nice to share a spiritual moment with these wonderful young missionaries. We also finished obtaining the new apartments necessary for this transfer, a total of seven. We still are working on three more, but they are not essential for the incoming missionaries to have a bed and a roof.
Today we went to the Salcedo Saturday Market, about three blocks from the Mission Office in Makati. This was our first visit. It was really fun, and very Filipino. For instance, this little park is set up with tents covering vendors' tables, and today we bought: a purse, a bottle of coconut oil, two salmon steaks, corn on the cob, a bag of cassava chips, (a "starchy tuberous root" that is a main source of carbohydrates in the tropics, and also the source of tapioca), some baklava, a loaf each of mango-cranberry and blueberry-cream cheese bread, a grilled brat for my lunch, and fresh ginger ale. The Filipinos stand outside their booths and hawk their wares, and as you walk by, everyone says "Good afternoon, Ma'am, Sir" and offer samples. We sampled cinnamon rolls, Philippine Berry Juice, and the bread and ginger ale we bought. It's very busy and chaotic, and was great. We were only there about an hour, but I hope to go often.
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