Best Instant Lunch Ever
There have been certain times in my life where amidst the
craziness and confusion around me, I ask myself, "How did I get
here???" This week, while finding, we approached a house with a tall gate
and even though we expected to be rejected, we shouted "tao po!"
anyway. Suddenly, a nanay bursts out of the door wearing a silky, pink bathrobe
and excitedly calls out to us and says "come on in!" Surprised,we
entered into her house and she quickly prepared some beverage for us (I think
it was cranberry juice?) and introduced herself as Nanay Zeny. We found out
that she married an American in the Navy, but that her husband died some years
ago, so now she lives in her house with her brother. As I was contemplating
this and listening to the loud ABBA remixes she was playing in the background,
she announces that we will eat lunch and sits us down to her table with an
environmentalist themed tablecloth. As if she was expecting company, she pulled
out heaps of food from the fridge and within 5 minutes, we were feasting on
omelette (with real cheese!), meatloaf and beef roast. Yes that is correct.
Real beef. It was amazing. Throughout the course of the meal, Nanay Zeny seemed
to take it upon herself to give us marriage advice. Basically, she said the
only way to know if a guy truly loves you is to play hard-to-get. Apparently it
worked for her! We were able to sneak in a lesson with her and she told us how
when she looked out at the gate, it seemed as if two angels were standing
there. She felt prompted to let us in as fast as possible. I'll leave this
story with a final thought. God really does prepare people for us to teach and
with whom to share the gospel. We just have to be willing to stand at the gate
and call to them to let us in. :)
Word of the Week: mataray -- snobbish (for a woman) Ex:
Sister Morgan is NOT a mataray person haha
There have been certain times in my life where amidst the
craziness and confusion around me, I ask myself, "How did I get
here???" This week, while finding, we approached a house with a tall gate
and even though we expected to be rejected, we shouted "tao po!"
anyway. Suddenly, a nanay bursts out of the door wearing a silky, pink bathrobe
and excitedly calls out to us and says "come on in!" Surprised,we
entered into her house and she quickly prepared some beverage for us (I think
it was cranberry juice?) and introduced herself as Nanay Zeny. We found out
that she married an American in the Navy, but that her husband died some years
ago, so now she lives in her house with her brother. As I was contemplating
this and listening to the loud ABBA remixes she was playing in the background,
she announces that we will eat lunch and sits us down to her table with an
environmentalist themed tablecloth. As if she was expecting company, she pulled
out heaps of food from the fridge and within 5 minutes, we were feasting on
omelette (with real cheese!), meatloaf and beef roast. Yes that is correct.
Real beef. It was amazing. Throughout the course of the meal, Nanay Zeny seemed
to take it upon herself to give us marriage advice. Basically, she said the
only way to know if a guy truly loves you is to play hard-to-get. Apparently it
worked for her! We were able to sneak in a lesson with her and she told us how
when she looked out at the gate, it seemed as if two angels were standing
there. She felt prompted to let us in as fast as possible. I'll leave this
story with a final thought. God really does prepare people for us to teach and
with whom to share the gospel. We just have to be willing to stand at the gate
and call to them to let us in. :)
Word of the Week: mataray -- snobbish (for a woman) Ex:
Sister Morgan is NOT a mataray person haha 
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