Our daily routine

Over the past week, our group has fallen into a rather regular routine. For those (few) of you interested, here is what a typical day has looked like this last week.

NOTE: All times are in Filipino time which is akin to African time. This tries my patience daily.

6.00 AM - Alarm goes off. Morning showers begin. There are 5 girls and 1 shower. Not ideal but we make it work.

7.00 AM - Breakfast

7.50 AM - Devotions

8.30 AM - Depart for Cashew

9.00 AM - Begin painting/scraping/sanding at Cashew

10.30 AM - Break w/drinks provided by Cashew staff

11.00 AM - Resume work

12.00 PM - Lunch

1.00 PM - Resume work

2.30 PM - Break

3.00 PM - Resume work

3.30 PM - Treats from the Cashew staff arrive

4.00 PM - Finish work and depart for Mango

4.30 PM - Showers part deux. This round takes longer as we must all wash the paint flecks from our hair and scrub the patches of paint that have taken up residence on our arms, legs, hands, feet, toes, etc. There are still 5 girls and 1 shower.

6.00 PM - Supper

7.30 PM - Devotions

8.30 PM - Chill in our room

10.00 PM - Bedtime

The routine has helped us greatly - as many of you know, routines and I get on very well together. It will be hard to leave Manila knowing that the rest of the group will be continuing on in my absence.

Kristen