June was dedicated to Ben’s Eagle Project—to help integrate more meat into the diet of a remote, ethnic group in which our mission works. He is still working on his final report but the hard part is over. It was quite a trip; the boys who went on it will long remember it. We drove seven hours to NTM’s center in northern Luzon where we used to live. Cheryl and the girls stayed there but the boys (Ben, Paul and four other scouts) and I got up and caught an air-conditioned bus at 4 am, riding it for 5 hours to a city further north. Air-conditioned buses in the Philippines do not have a thermostat so we actually froze until the sun warmed the bus up. Here we transferred to a mini-bus that was not air-conditioned and rode it 4 hours in the heat of the day to a remote town further north. It was a bumpy gravel road. We stayed at a person’s house that night and he gave us a ride down a dirt road until it came to a dead end and the footpath began. We hiked for 7 ½ hours. The first two hours was mountainous and the last 5 ½ hours was along and through a river—we crossed that same river 50 times! We were tired but ready to begin working. Over the next four days, Ben and his crew (including the missionaries’ children) cut and split hundreds of pieces of bamboo, making 7 ½ rabbit cages. On Sunday, we hiked with the missionary to his outreach and listened and watched as he preached God’s Word. Then in the afternoon we went to the service at his village; we even participated by singing a special. On Monday, the rabbits flew in and we flew out. Each flight was an hour long and then we drove to Manila, arriving home around 10 pm. Do pray that the people will learn how to care and propagate rabbits as a means to increase protein in their diet.
We are excited about being finished, but Ben has some paper work and other things to complete before he is awarded the Eagle rank. Please take a look at the photo album—Ben’s Eagle Project when we get them uploaded.
Thanks again for praying and giving financially; it was a special time for Ben, his “crew” and our family.
In Christ,
Walter for the Seven Spicers
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