Today we had 2 games to play. Our first game was against Asia College of Technology (ACT). One of our ministry Partners in Cebu City, Coach Tata Merced is the Coach of ACT. We went to their campus, and had to walk up 10 flights of stairs to get to the gym. No need to warm up after that. This was a very tough game, and they had a couple of very strong players. It came down to the wire, but we were able to pull it out. After the game, Drew shared his testimony and talked about the impact following Christ had on his life. We encouraged the players to talk to Coach Tata about how they could have a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Our second game of the day was against Barangay Sambag-1. We have been very fortunate this trip to get to play on some wonderful courts, but this venue was definitely an exception to the rule. As opposed to a regulation basketball court, this was more like a bowling alley. The court was very narrow and had pretty tough rims to shoot on. We battled back and forth, but in the end, we were unable to pull this one out. We lost by a 4 points. Despite losing the basketball game, we still accomplished what we came here to accomplish. There was a great crowd and Trevor was able to share his testimony. We had a great response from the spectators and we received hundreds of response cards from people who wanted to learn more about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please keep this barangay and ACT in your prayers. The game is over, but the work has just begun.
WARNING: NOT FOR THOSE WITH WEAK STOMACHS
After our games were over, we returned to what Gary calls the American Embassy (McDonald's). We ordered out food and when we were all done, a fresh bag of balut magically appeared. For those of you who have never seen Fear Factor, balut is a fertilized duck egg, with a partially developed duck inside, that has been hard boiled. This is a Filipino delicacy. To eat balut, you are supposed to crack the top of the egg and dring the liquid out of the egg, then peel the rest of the shell off and eat the duck that is formed inside. This may sound disgusting, but words don't do this justice. It is beyond disgusting. Depending on the maturity of the egg, you either get a black blob of tissue or you get a visible duck with beak and sometimes feathers. After our Filipino team mate Amboy demonstrated how to eat balut, we sat back and watched all of the guys challenge each other to follow suit. In the end, most of the guys who had never tried it gave it a go. The response was interesting; everyone agreed that once you got over the idea of eating a whole duck, it really just tasted like a hard boiled egg. Props to all of you who had the courage to try it...
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