Both the staff and the families on Negros Island became dear friends of the work team led Meeting these people was wonderful for each of us. Their lifestyle reminded us of the meaning and value of life. The people also helped us appreciate the more valuable things in life, such a spending time with your family, friends, and neighbors; developing close relationships; helping each other; and appreciating what you do have. These things are sometimes forgotten in an affluent country like Japan. We thought we came to the Philippines to help the Filipino people, but they helped us to see something valuable. They generously offered their food, space, and heartss in a way we were unaccustomed to. (Would you give up your bed for a stranger and sleep on the uncomfortable cement floor at your own house?)