This is the altar of the Healing Hands of Jesus Church ("Kamay ni Hesus" Church). People come to this church to be healed. Rev. Father Joey Faller, spiritual director of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of the Philippines and founder of the kamay ni Hesus Healing Church visualized the church to give the sick and the spiritually weak a haven where they could feel and experience the presence of God. - andresalvador's Photos

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While in the Philippines, my wife and I took a Culinary Tour of Southern Tagalog Region this October 2007. Our itinerary was "Kusina Salud" (Salud's Kitchen) in San Pablo, Laguna, where we had breakfast and a food demonstration. We had breakfast dishes that the province of Laguna is famous for. Then we proceeded to "Carlito's Workshop" or the sculpture studio of noted welded brass sculptor Carlito Ortega where we had snack of special organic rice pastries, tea and coffee. Carlito Ortega gave a small lecture brass sculpture and showed us how each sculptural tools work including the handling of the welding machine. From his place we travelled to Lukban, Quezon for shopping, lunch and a short tour of the place. We had lunch at "Kamayan sa Palaisdaan" (Eat with your hands at the fishponds)in Tayabas, Quezon. After lunch we visited the Healing Hands of Jesus Church with its Station of the Cross that is 290 steps up a mountainside. This is in Luckban, Quezon. From Lukban, we visited a Heritage Home owned by the late Dr. Isidro Rodriguez in Sariaya, Quezon. It was designed by Juan Nakpil, a well known Pilipino architect. After scrutinizing the "Malaking Bahay" (Large home) and appreciating the French provincial pieces of furniture, we left for the last stop of the tour at Ugu Bigyan's Pottery in Tiaong, Quezon, where another food demonstration was held.

These photographs were taken in Lukban, Quezon, mostly in "Kamayan Sa Palaisdaan" (Eating with Your Hands) and at the "Kamay Ni Hesus" (Hands of Jesus) church.

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This was taken at the main highway in Lukban yet it is crowded with tricycles. tricycles outnumber passenger jeepneys in small cities of the Philippines.

Quezon is a province of the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. The province was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the Philippines, and its capital is Lucena City. Quezon City is not located in and should not be confused with Quezon province: Quezon City is located in Metro Manila, a region to the west of Calabarzon, while Quezon province is in eastern Calabarzon.

A typical roadside food store in Lukban. Here you eat your meal standing up in front of this window. The street curb is just 2 0r 3 feet away! This store sells food for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

This is the altar of the Healing Hands of Jesus Church ("Kamay ni Hesus" Church). People come to this church to be healed.

Rev. Father Joey Faller, spiritual director of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of the Philippines and founder of the kamay ni Hesus Healing Church visualized the church to give the sick and the spiritually weak a haven where they could feel and experience the presence of God.

At the Healing Hand of Jesus church’s backdrop is a steep hill transformed into a picturesque Via Dolorosa Grotto of Healing and Purification, all of 292 steps, including the life-size statues of the 14 Stations of the Cross is leading to a 50-foot statue of the Ascending Christ —the third biggest in the world than can be seen miles away.

Another view of the Station of the Cross.

Also in Lukban is this popular eating place called "Kamayan sa Palaisdaan" or Eating with Your Hands at the Fishponds. The dining cabanas are floating over fishpond waters. Bamboo rafts support the cabanas that are inter- connected together with floating bamboo walks. It rained when we were there and the bamboo walks with the bamboos laid longitudinally with the length of the walk is doubly hard to walk on when wet. This was taken from a dining cabana that is perched high up on level with the trees.

It was pouring rain when we got there but it stopped after we had lunch, so we had the chance to look at the place.

Another view of the place. The area with the smokes above the far roof is the kitchen area. It is a long trek for the waiters to get to some of the floating cabanas.

The rain stopped and I was able to take some photographs of the place.

This is the altar of the Healing Hands of Jesus Church ("Kamay ni Hesus" Church). People come to this church to be healed.

Rev. Father Joey Faller, spiritual director of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of the Philippines and founder of the kamay ni Hesus Healing Church visualized the church to give the sick and the spiritually weak a haven where they could feel and experience the presence of God.