And the journey continues...
Walk and rest and pray and cry and worry and sing and praise and walk again.
In here, Joel, my sister's classmate, joined us in our walk. And became our photographer (:
I grew up in this Island. Me my sister and my brother with our Lola. But this is actually my first time to walk around it, and in this picture I am standing on my favorite spot of the world.
My holy ground.
Our Simon. When Jesus fell on the ground carrying the cross, a man named Simon helped him carry the burden.
My sister and Joel.
"Kurog Baboy" ug "Kasoy"
When you walked for 30km and you are still smiling like that.
The evening comes, and so is the morning.
clear,
confident,
and have no worries.
You know it's already painful when people are walking barefoot. Yet still smiling.
And you see resting places like this.
Especially this. And you are tempted with thoughts of quitting. But you run it off. Yes you run your tired feet. Affirming that the joy of the Lord is your strength.
And little did you know, you're almost there.
But sometimes you get wounded.
But God is there to refresh you again. To feed you and to offer you a house where you can lay your head for a while. Amazing grace.
Refreshed and well rested. We took another step to finish the race.
My sister and I. We have been walking for 3 days. The sun has kissed us, made our skin brown like the earth.
And here we are at the 14th Station. Jesus rises from death. We have encircled the Island 64 kilometers long for 3 days!
We have fought the good fight.
We have finished the race.
We have kept the faith!
A victory to remember for the rest of my life.
And look at the JOY on our faces. I've learned a lesson that moment. It is when you are tried and you suffer the hardest that joy is the sweetest. And in your darkest, God shines the brightest. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them
One of the most challenging, tiring, and painful moment of my life, yet also one of the most joyous.
I never knew my small heart could contain such joy.
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You can go here for the part 1 of my post:
Panaad 2012 in pictures, Part 1
Panaad Pictures Part 3: A little of my reflections and our Celebration and White Island get away gift.
