Compassion

The picture I have provided is the house that I am living in while here at Cor Jesu College in Digos City.

I first have to mention what happened tonight when Br. Poloy and I went out for a walk after dinner tonight. As we were walking around the campus, we got the usual "Hello Brothers" from the college students, but it was when we got to the basketball court that really showed me how great the students are here at Cor Jesu. Two different activities were going on on the basketball court, one was Taekwondo and the other was girls volleyball. Once the Taekwondo coach saw us, he made the entire team stop what they were to face us and bow to us. I was completely taken back by this action because it is something I am not really use to. Then the volleyball team did the exactly same thing. Br. Poloy expressed to me that the students here are very compassionate and caring. I just felt very humbled by there actions, which makes me really excited about serving this school community.

I received another tour of the school today, but to different offices. One of the offices I visited was the counseling center, which I got to meet the ladies in there and they are all a hoot. One of the ladies kept on telling me that I was handsome, which really made me blush because every time she said it I would put my hands to my face. As part of my job here at the school in the campus ministry office I have to visit offices to help create small christian communities among the offices here and so I have the feeling I will be in the counseling center to start that one.

Had a meeting at campus ministry regarding some of the possible things I will be helping with. They include helping to plan some liturgies as well as work with different classes on days of recollection, outreach programs to the indigenous people which I am excited about, and also teaching. Since this is the beginning as time goes on the work will develop for me. A great opportunity for me to learn.

Went to the tailor today to get sized for cassock shirts. You might ask what kind of shirt that is, well it is a button down shirt that has the ten pleats on it like our cassocks do. They are really nice and the material is light for the heat here.

Happy Over the Hump!