A waterfall in Barangay Ungale, Kawayan
A couple of days ago I got an email from a friar at a parish on the island of Biliran in the Philippines. It had taken forever to hear from him and I was getting worried that my presence wasnt really needed/wanted. But hooray! Fr. Neil sounded very excited about the possibility of my coming for 3 years to live and work with the people there. He said that they have all types of ministries and outreach with children, elderly, farmers, and fisherfolk--all the poor and maginalized that are overlooked by this world.
School at Barangay Tubig-Guinoo
On Biliran they speak the same language (Cebuano) as my family. Right now I can only say a few words (armpit= kili-kili, butt=lubut, smelly= baho), but I am hoping to expand my vocabulary during my time there. Biliran is a very rural and poor island, with little industry or "development" by western standards, but I have a feeling despite the poverty and simplicity, the humanity of the people there is more developed than many places I've been. We shall see..
Oh, I just found this website, but I haven't had time to explore it yet. It's Biliran's own geocities webpage!
http://www.geocities.com/rolborr/official.html.
The village where the parish is and where I'll be living is called Kawayan (there's a link for it on the sidebar).
Also enjoy the traditional midi sounds from this exotic and tropical wonderland!
Genuroan Islet with Tagnucan and Tagasipol Islets
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