Groovy Updates!

So I figured out how to put YouTube videos on the blog. Last summer's media team did a great job on them and they are to the left.

Here are a few things you probably didn't know about the Philippines:

1. There are 7,107 islands that make up this archipelago!



2. The Philippines were once colonized by the Spanish and Camotes actually means "sweet potato" en Español.



3. The Philippine Islands have two official languages - Filipino (or Tagalog) and English - but Filipinos in Camotes usually speak Cebuano. Cebuano is one of twelve regional languages in the Philippines and is spoken by over 1 million people.

4. Filipinos are predominantly Roman Catholic (81%). 9% of Filipinos are Protestant, 5% are Islamic, and the remainder of the population practices Buddhism, pre-Hispanic indigenous beliefs, Hinduism and Sikhism. In the Philippines, Christianity is more like an influence and Filipinos usually worship pagan or Buddhist spirits, too.


1. 5. Filipinos are really into basketball. Who knew?

6. It's really hot and humid there, but it's still hotter in Mississippi. Of course.

Have a good one!

Zephaniah 3:17