Pastoring a Philippine Church

It’s the Lord’s day. Like most Sundays, we ministers in the churches here have to preach two sermons before lunchtime. Around 5:30 a.m., I get out of bed and start preparing for those two sermons. Having committed my way to the Lord, spent time with my notes, and finished my cup of coffee, I pull a traditional Filipino dress shirt out of my closet and pull it over my head. It’s too hot for a suitcoat and tie! We eat breakfast, load our five kids into the car, throw open the gate, and motor away...