Day 171 - Saturday, December 17, 2016
Today the official process of merging two member districts into one district in Camiling begins.  For my talk, I will share with them a term well known in the Philippines.  It is "Bayanihan."  The term refers to a spirit of unity.  The original concept came into existence as members of a community unified to transport a house from one location to another.  The process involves the literal carrying the house to its new location.  This is done by everyone standing close in a unified manner then lifting the whole house off the ground and carrying it to its new destination.  They are "lifting where they stand."  We are sure the saints in Camiling will all stand close together and lift this new district to greater heights.  After all, this is the work of the Lord.   

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