Today I climbed to the top of the world. Literally!
Mt LamLam is the highest point on Guam, and since Guam extends down into the Marianas Trench- Mt LamLam is the highest mountain in the world (if you don't mess with that "above sea level" stuff....)
Every Good Friday the Catholics of Guam (which is 99% of Guam) complete a pilgrimage up Mt LamLam starting before dawn. They drag up a huge (REALLY huge) cross to the top and have a church member sacrifice himself by committing self flagellation for hours. Hundreds of parishioners make this journey, following the stations of the cross (there are 14...... I somehow only remembered there to be 12?..... someone wasn't paying attention in Catholic School......).
Since it is Good Friday, some ladies from the base decided to make the trek up the mountain -to see the view, the crosses, and thank Jesus for his sacrifice... not that we can't thank Him on lower ground..... just a nice gesture :)
Part way up they have a monument for Mary where people light candles.
We made it to the top with some definite breathless points in the climb. Really beautiful at the top.
If you look at the top-center of this photo:
You can see the tiny crosses on the top. This gives you a better idea of how high a climb Mt LamLam really is.
So glad I made the journey :)
Part way up they have a monument for Mary where people light candles.
We made it to the top with some definite breathless points in the climb. Really beautiful at the top.
If you look at the top-center of this photo:
You can see the tiny crosses on the top. This gives you a better idea of how high a climb Mt LamLam really is.
So glad I made the journey :)Tonight we had sunset service at my church. This is Pastor Greg:
It was a really beautiful service, outdoors overlooking the ocean at sunset:
Really nice day, nice way to end Good Friday.
Looking forward to Easter now!
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