Just to share the experience and hopefully you will be blessed in a way I decided to write about this experience.

It was my girlfriend's idea ( @ellebravo ) to go there actually and not mine.

As far as I recall, she mentioned that she will be visiting our Pastor friend, Pastor Jhesmer and have a small chat with him and his wife about something in life. I told her that if I will be having funds available I will definitely join her in that way she will not be alone there. It was a good thing that I was able to withdraw some funds from steemit and I really do owe you guys a big thanks for that on making it happen.
So to cut the story short yep I was able to go and join her on the journey. It was only a 3 rides away from home and what my worries are since we do not have enough funds, where we will get our food and lodging etc.

Kuya Jhezmer ( @jhesmerpaloma ) , me ( @tpkidkai ) and April ( @ellebravo )

Pastor Jhezmer and his wife Me-Ann were both missionary trainees in Rizal, by February they will finish the training and as a part of their activity they have this called By Faith travel ( Please do pardon if my term is not correct but I will explain it later on ) Both of them are so excited to share their stories to us and we are so glad and blessed that we are able to attend and have some bonding time with them.

So here's what is the By Faith Travel is it is a missionary challenge in preparation of what might happen in the future. They went to Baguio, and they are left there. Their mission is to be back in Rizal within 5 days and in every location that they will visit, they will need to evangelize and share the gospel of Christ to the people that they will be having a conversation with. It might sound really hard, because if you will be visiting a place and then sharing the gospel of Christ to others some of us might feel shy or every emotion will burst for sure. Especially during your first time in doing so. But wait there's more aside from that they are left nothing, no food, no money and no communication at all. They are divided into 2 groups of 5 each. The husband and wife were separated, so you can just imagine the stress and strain that it might brought to both parties.

Being in a place wherein you do not know, no money, no communication to other people and stuff. But hey there is something really good about this challenge. You know what it is ?

THERE IS GOD.

Pastor Jhezmer's group were blessed financially and was able to find rest in a good place with airconditioned rooms, while Ate MeAnn's group on their first night, they slept in Burnham park in Baguio. Imagine the cold place the park and everything, but do not worry there is still GOD.

Both of them were able to arrive in Rizal safe and sound but the challenge is really something that will make you believe and make your faith grow stronger.

I'd ask Pastor Jhezmer to have an account here on steemit in that way he will be able to share his experience and also even help it on the missionary events, because I do know that the folks here in steemit are so awesome and they will be welcomed with open arms.

As for the experience of Ate MeAnn, she told us that on their first night it was really cold, and they did have a hard time of sleeping in the open park. They gave thanks to God for their deliverance and the sleep that they got. As they continue on their journey, they slept to the brgy halls, municipal halls and would you believe they even slept in a police station? On that 5 days Faith Trip, she was able to take a bath for once only and the food they are only able to eat for 3 times in that experience. But still she was able to smile while she was sharing her experience to us. She was thankful that God delivered them to safety.

This is Ate MeAnn while she was sharing the experience to us, you will not be hearing something like she regret the experience or not. She is so thankful of the experience because it teaches her a lesson and that is to trust God even more and also to continue on praying. As their group prayed they are able to receive the goodness of the Lord.

The people from the local church really loved the couple and they even stated that Ate MeAnn should be rewarded with some ice cream!

It was our first time to visit the church of Pastor Jhezmer that has been attending to before he went on the missionary training and I can say that those people are so loving and kind. We received the warmest welcome from the people in the community. We are really a shy couple but still they are able to make us feel comfortable and at home with their presence. You can definitely say that their community is a living testimony about Christ goodness and being a Christlike person. On my case I felt that we went to a mini retreat/ anniversary staycation. Wherein what we did is pray and then reflect on the word of God and more EATING.
Hahaha

Our breakfast was spam and egg, and dilis ( anchovies )

For our board and lodging we stayed in the house of one of the elders named Ate Nessy, it is a mansion type house wherein there's a lot of trees and grass on the backyard. We rested there and took our sweet time resting in the place as we are being served with foods and even coffee and sharing time too about their lives and also ours.

In the Sunday Service, to show how grateful we are to their warm welcome and also how we are blessed on how God is moving into the lives of the people from the church we decided to share a small special number which is a song Saving Grace from Hillsong