Another Day of Classes

We are getting settled in here in the Philippines. We tend to get out of bed early. I notice our neighbours do the same. Cleaning their yards or their cars, getting ready for the day. We are staying in a more affluent area, a gated community with a guard at the entrance. Seeing a security guard in the Philippines is very normal. They are at a lot of entrances ways. To enter the nearby mall you are greeted by a well dressed security guard. "Hello sir!", he will say as he checks for any explosives. In fact as you pass by any store employee your going to hear "Hello sir!"  Another  thing we noticed is the "crazy" number of employees at the local department store. Each section of the store will have 10 to 20 employees ready to serve you. It seems very extreme, but I'm sure those who have jobs are very grateful. 

Getting back to our place. We've settled into our routines and we manage to be rather domesticated. I guess our wives have had an influence. We are thankful for a place we can retreat to and take in the days events. 

The lectures continue to go well and be well attended. There is much to take in for these young men. Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, debates regarding the Lord supper, the Anabaptists, the Marburg Colloquy to name of few of the things they are learning about. Things I'm learning about. They are attentive and have questions.  Continue to pray for the young men and women who have been attending the lectures that they might absorb what is being taught.