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Our last full day in Ligao started with an early morning visit to the Ligao National High School. This is an awesome place. It's got over 6200 students. The lady at the helm is Carmelita Sinson. She is a dead-set legend. She loves her school and her students and is rightly very proud of them all. We gathered in her office for a meet and greet before being entertained by the School's incredible choral singing group. They are international champions and performed 3-4 outstanding songs for just us! The string band performed 3-4 songs as well. They were all incredible and it and it  was simply amazing to watch.  We then headed on a tour of the school where we met students, admin staff and specialist teachers. They couldn't have made us feel more welcome. Pastor Choi has a brilliant relationship with them. He's one of Ligao National High School's famous graduates. Following our tour of the school we went back to our digs to ready ourselves for a busy day. This was one of...

Sunday is a pretty busy day when you are sharing life with a Pastor and his family. The day started (for most of us) with our 7.30 am breakfast at Choi and Alma's home. I say most of us, as the very energetic Spidey & Sam hit the local market at 6.00 am. They bought some lovely fish which was prepared for tea - 6.00 am was too early for me! We piled into the Jeepney after breaky and headed to Church. We were greeted by the kids from the Nasisi feeding program. There were about 70 or so of them there. They were dressed so beautifully. The Filipinos certainly know how to put on their Sunday best. In stark contrast, the Australians did their very best to look as neat and tidy as they could. Clothes were swapped and borrowed between rooms. I managed to scam a belt from Pastor Choi which was a bonus.  Tess - One of our helpers at Choi & Alma's - with her three children  Church here is a very lively experience, with a worship band that pump out the hits. It was an extremely ...