Here is Tom Randall’s letter:
Dear Friends,
Some of the things that have been happening on our tour of Mindanao are funny, some are hair-raising and some are just unusual!
To travel to one game, we had to take an outrigger across the famous Surigao Deep, one of the deepest parts of the ocean in the world. We were on our way to the island of Nonook. Our outrigger canoe made it through the whirlpools and swirling currents. We played on an outdoor court made of clay while 6,000 people crowded around the court and up the sides of the hills surrounding us. It was thrilling to preach at halftime and look up into all those faces. To hear them laugh when I used Tagalog to tell a joke, or howl when I would spin the ball on my fingers, arms, and my long American nose was a most thrilling experience!
