God is Good

The past two days have been AMAZING! In my recent posts i was explaining how it is kind of difficult being the only Christian here. I have been praying for something to come along so i can be in fellowship with others who strive to serve the same God as I. Two days ago i was able to meet a few more Deaf people from around Tacloban and one was a Deaf man who moved from America (but he is Filipino) and has set up a Deaf devotional group on Sunday's. He is an amazing man of God and told me all about the calling on his life. It was nice to talk to him because ASL was his first language but he know uses FSL all the time. He was a little rusty with ASL as he hasn't used it in 21 years. None the less it was really neat to attend one of his meetings. The Deaf kids i interpret for at school were there along with many others from all around Leyte(the island Tacloban is on) I received a text yesterday asking me to come and interpret at a coffee shop. The man had got my number from the woman who tells me where to interpret at school. So i showed up and much to my surprise he was a very well off Filipino man, hearing, and didn't know any sign language. So i interpreted for the meeting between him and the Deaf girl. After he gave her 50Pesos to get home. (it costs only 6) I was really confused at his intentions so i asked him staight up what his plan was. And why he wanted to help this Deaf girl get a job HERE in the Philippines. I asked him if he knew that it was next to impossible. Then he asked if he could take me to eat for interpreting and we could discuss it then. I was intriged so i aggreed. Here this man was really messed up in the government setting up Illegal gaming corporations. He would get 10,000 pesos a day and would pay of the cops on a regular basis. It was very surprising for me to be hearing these stories first hand. For two hours he explained to me the horrible things he had done and the different times he almost lost his life or took another. He was convicted for many years before he decided to leave the business. He was asked to stay and would recieve 100,000 pesos a day. It was a hard decision but he knew he had to leave. He became a christian and stepped away from all of that. He began a Catering business here and now wants to help the Deaf and Disabled to get jobs. He met a woman who is supposed to help these people but he said she has no compassion for them so he is doing it out of the goodness of his heart. He is not getting paid for this but his heart went out. i was a little surpirsed that there was a woman who already had the job i have been trying to set up here. But now I am teaming with Him and another woman i met the other day who has the same heart as me(Gemma) and we want to get things set up for all the Deaf. we are not sure yet what it will be but there will be some type of program or several programs in the making before i leave. I have the ideas, Romy has the financial and power, and Gemma has the will and heart to help everything get done. These relationships over the past two days have been more than I could have asked for. God is really working here. I am so glad that i am able to be a part of what will change this countries view on the Deaf!!!! I hope that everything can continue to go smooth. But much prayer is needed and appreciated form all of you at home. Pray specifically about this!!! there is much more to say but i am goign to go to the market with Tes soon.
much love