After the wedding we retreated a 5 minute walk to the waterfall to our honeymoon hut. The tribal pastors had built us a hut over the water in a great setting by a waterfall. We had our reception on a dock over the water. Our head table was the end of the dock with Chief Bueya, Chief Ali and his wife. We had chicken, pork, bananas, noodles, rice(of course), and some interesting greens. After chatting for awhile, some friends took the liberty of throwing me off the dock. Making me take the plunge, literally. Skip and the kids spent the afternoon swimming and relaxing with our friends and guests. Kerry spent most of it talking with Chief Ali and his wife with the interpreting help of Beng. He explained a lot of his family history.

We spent the evening at the youth camp. It was great time worshipping with them and their passion. Skip was the main speaker at the event. The budget was low this year and he comes cheap. More singing and then soothed to sleep by the sweet sounds of the waterfall.

The next day was spent in teams by the youth camp. The theme was "Survivor". Our team went to Abuns farm. It was a setup by the camp organizers. We were supposed to be eating only what we caught, but Abun provided some food. Abun is the epitome of a servant's heart. Our team happened to catch a chicken which his wife Ivy cooked and made into sardine noodle soup. We also had some corn on the cob, rice(of course), and Cacao. We went fishing Filipino style. First we tried to build a dam at fork in the river to dry up that part of the river. Then you're supposed to be able to just pick up the fish off the dry ground. We weren't successful at building the dam. Our next attempt at fishing was much more successful. We held a net across the stream while others went up stream and stirred up the water. Abun and another pastor reached under the rocks to grab fish or scare them out. Skip attempted but visions of eels & snapping turtles hindered his boldness! We were successful with this method. We caught a varied fish in different sizes (.5" to 6"), crabs, & frogs. We never got to eat them thanks to the wonderful meal by Abun & Ivy (even my kids ate it & loved it! Maia even ate the chicken without ranch!) The kids had a great day playing in the river. Their were some boys Jackson's size in our group that he played with and some little girls joined us to play with Maia. She is quite popular wherever she goes-I'm always hearing "Maia" as we walk through villages! She is completely comfortable here. Normally she has a fan club with her.

We finished the day with another group gathering. Dusty and Jeremy did a concert & it was loved by all. They had some yell out requests & their were shouts for more! Skip also spoke again. Afterward we retreated to our honeymoon hut. (I can't get many pictures posted here but check out Facebook. It may not be till the weekend when we can get a faster internet connection.) The pastors wanted to make sure we'd be ok so they spent the night outside our hut. Nothing like having personal body guards!

The hike out the next day was uneventful, just the normal hot & humid day. Jackson rode a horse to Malikongkong & then walked the last hour. He did a great job! Some boys hsi size held his hand through the steep parts. It's great to see him interacting with the other kids. Abun wanted to carry Maia so she was carried! I feel like I have a mountain princess! When we had reached our destination village where we'd catch the jeepney, she was off to explore & check out the local school. She lost all shyness.