This has been a very
busy week for all those involved in the PAFCOE program! Every morning we had
classes as usual, but instead of selling books in the afternoons, we’ve been
doing other outreach activities!
Every afternoon for the
past week, we have been having a health expo in an empty part of the Robinson’s
Mall, complete with all the check-ups, banners and everything! All the PAFCOE
students have had a chance to give a short 5-7 minute lecture on one of the 8
laws of health. They have done a fantastic job and are very enthusiastic and
interesting as they speak!
But the most amazing
part of all that happened this week, is that Dad, Dr. Blessey (the Doctor who’s
with us from Manila for a week) and several others were invited to visit the
mayor of Iloilo. Instead of meeting him in his office, they went to his home.
He warmly welcomed them and they learned that he had health problems which
could all be fixed by changing his lifestyle. They stayed at his home for about
an hour – talking and sharing with him. The mayor is so
interested in health!
He then invited Dr.
Blessey to come to his office and give a health lecture to all his staff at the
government place. So the next day she did. The mayor must have also highly
recommended our health expo, as that afternoon, we had a great increase in the
number of people who came through it! Over 150 people went through the health
expo, and about 95% of them were the government workers! Praise God! They were
all enjoying it and having a great time! In fact, they showed up at the health
expo before all the workers and helpers could get ready!
Every evening, Dr.
Blessey has been having health lectures in a hall and has been well attended.
She talks about nutrition and other health-related issues. Sometimes there’s a
cooking demonstration and tasting and other interesting things. It has gone
over very well here!
Tonight we’ll be
starting the evangelistic meeting. Thank you for your prayers that God will
bring many people to the meetings and help them to be open to the good news of
His truth!
So after the weekend,
I’ll write about what happened! Below are some pictures from the health expo
which took place all this week.
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| NEWSTART health expo at the Robinson's Mall |
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| Registration |
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| Taking blood pressure |
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| Dr. Blessey doing testing on her machine that looks at the capillaries under the fingernail. Very interesting! |
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| Long line of people waiting to get checked |
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| "How tall are you?" |
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| Getting counseling |
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| Lots of the government workers were there. |
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| "What does your blood capillaries look like?" |
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| Body fat analysis |
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| Philen lecturing on Exercise |
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| Happy PAFCOE student! |
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| Finding time to do homework, in between lecturing |
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| Jeremiah enthusiastically lecturing on Temperance. |
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| Julius talking about water |
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| All the ladies in the green jackets are government workers. |
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| "We need fresh air!" |
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| Health age results |
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| Joefer doing a talk on trust in God. |
Truly health is the
right arm of the gospel!
