Day 1 - Tau-buid Mangyan Outreach

Happiness expressed in their precious smiles and delighted eyes

 The outreach with the Mangyans (Tau-buid)  was scheduled at 2pm  but there was a miscommunication that the katutubo started to come down from the mountains as early as 11:30 am so we had to finish our lunch early as well so we can leave the zaripath by 12:30.

Madayangdang Alliance Church

This Kubo beside the church served as food prep area/kitchen.

People started coming in the Madayangdang Alliance Church in Poypoy Calintaan, the venue of the outreach, the church was full packed that some had to just stay outside.

The venue was full packed thus some had just to watched from the church windows.

Couple by the window with pink curtains ( no political color)

Young people were watching watching through the window.

Mangyan is the collective name of eight ethnolinguistic groups— Iraya, Alangan, Tadyawan, Tau-Buid, Bangon, Buhid, Hanunoo, and Ratagnon —who inhabit the highland region of Mindoro.

The Tau-buid—also known as Taubuhid, Tawbuid, Bukid, Bu’id, Buhil, Buhid, and Batangan —are the most numerous of the Mangyan groups; they occupy the central highlands of the island, particularly Mount Baco, 2,488 eters high, and Mount Wood, 2,000 meters high—as well as the areas near major rivers Bongabong, Aglubang-Magsawang Tubig, Pola, Patrick, Lumintao, and Bugsanga.

from the article of https://www.yodisphere.com/2022/02/Mangyan-Mindoro-Philippines.html

The event was opened with an ice breaker action dance, Mga Palaka O gak gak gak song. The Katutubo as well as the church workers enjoyed dancing to this Frog Song.

EVANGELISM through rope illustration

The main purpose of the outreach was to share GOD's words to this indigenous tribe though some of them are already believers, the simplest and fun way to make them understand the GOD's love for them is through the rope illustration. 

Bro Iking sharing salvation using the rope illustration.

Bro Iking explaining salvation to the Mangyans.

BREAK OUT SESSION - to maximize learnings and sharing , the Katutubo were divided into groups namely men, women & children.

Men's team - 

PCAC team explained further the meaning of the rope illustration about salvation  & prayed for the expressed concerns of the Mangyan men.

 

Men's group Sharing time, 

Women's team - shared the story of Mary, about the birth of Jesus foretold & the virgin conception, highlighting the quality of Mary of being obedient to God's will.

PCAC team  doing the story telling

while the Mangyan were seated in semi circle

A Mangyan mother won a prize for retelling the story of Mary

Children's team

Children story telling of the creation & evangelism

Kids listening to the story telling

Kids watching the performances

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Teaching the Superbook Salvation song

Doing the action dance of the Superbook salvation song

PCAC team doing the Salvation action song

Performances 

Song by Jay, one of the graduates of ACM Missionary training course, from Occidental Mindoro

The daughter of Ptr Julius Caesar Payas sang Katapatan mo

Mangyan youth

The event was attended by 50 adults and 30 children. 

    35 mangyan families were given food/gift packs containing:
            2 kls of rice
            25 grms kape
            1/2 kilo sugar
            cans of corn beef
            2 cans of meat loaf
    children were given gift packs of candies & chocolates.

The mosquito nets and food packs for the indigenous tribe.

The Mangyan couple received their food pack and mosquito net.

He was the only one who was traditionally dressed in G string bottoms.

May interview portion pa 

Feeding program 

Distribution of egg sandwich

Pansit for all

Abot kamay...ang pansit

Water station for kids

Distribution of pansit to the Mangyan kids

Joining the PCAC team were graduates of ACM Online Missionary Training Program Batch 2

The day was capped with early dinner fellowship prepare by the Madayangdang church leaders.

Native Organic Lechon, so crunchy

Ginataang gabi / laing, so yummy

Manibang manga, sobrang sarap, kakaibang tamis at asim

Para sa health conscious, gulay muna

Church Under Construction

There are a lot of things to be done in the church building, the flooring needs to be cemented, the exterior needs painting and a CR has to be build.

gravel flooring 

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

Isaiah 52:7 NIV

And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

Romans 10:15 NIV

But GOD gave to Ptr Romy a new revelation that afternoon;

"how beautiful are the feet of the hearers of God's words".

Beautiful feet in spite of dirt, mud, dust, soil and callus