Yesterday, Nov13 (here) we hauled some missionaries from Sta. Cruz to Mauban, then down to Tayabas to help Pres. Anderson a little. We put a little over 150 km on our car in the process that lasted almost 6 hours. On the road from Tayabas to Mauban we came across to two accidents that had already happened. Fortunately we didn't see the human damage in either accident. I have attached some pictures so you judge for yourself how serious these were.

Today, on our way back from Sariaya we came across another accident that had already happened – just seconds in front of us. Diane actually saw a little boy thrown from his bike, not how it happened. I couldn't see around a truck in front of us, so I all saw was what appeared to be a lifeless little boy laying on the side of the road. By the time we got up to the accident the little boy moved so we knew he wasn't dead, though he was hurt badly. We asked a police officer there if we could take him on to the hospital in Luceana and he seemed grateful for the offer. The tragedy of it all is his parents had no knowledge of where he went. We hope the police helped them understand. The little boy cried all the way to Lucena (a good sign I think). When we got to the hospital everyone there assumed we were the villains and had caused the accident. So, as soon as we were certain he would be cared for we left.

In the Philippines the story of the Good Samaritan goes like this: A man is beaten and robed (an everyday occurrence). Another man comes along and sees the man injured and doesn't want to get blamed so he leaves the scene of the crime hoping no-one saw him. A second man comes along and helps the injured man to an inn and pays for his room and necessary medical attention. About an hour later he is charged with the crime and forced to pay an enormous sum of money to help the injured man and all of his relatives who come out of the wood work. Oh, now you want the moral of the story? Don't get involved or you will be blamed, and will be rewarded in heaven for being smart enough to stay out of the crime scene.