Day 279 - Wednesday, April 5, 2017
In the Philippines, Holy Week is one of the largest celebrated religious holidays.  Today we drove by a parade as they began their celebrations.  Holy Week or Mahal na Araw in the Philippines includes numerous traditional events. This is the country where Roman Catholics make 81% of population. 5% of Filipinos belong to Protestant churches. 4% of population belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Iglesia Ni Cristo, Philippine Independent Church, Seventh Day Adventist, United Church of Christ and other Christian communities. Christianity of the country was in many ways influenced by the Spaniards who ruled the country for more than 300 years.  The Filipinos have proud traditions, most of which are tied to the nations Catholic background.  We seek to build upon their staunch Christianity by bringing them the fulness of the restored gospel.

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