After checking the blog lst time Ed gave us the inside scoop on where to get a hamburger mmmm :) so off we went, unfortunately they didn't have any burgers left but they did have fried chicken (almost as good as KFC!) and Frech fries so it was a really nice treat for us. We do have to admit though that rice really starts to grow on you, I think when we get back to Canada we are going to be craving rice!
At night we went to Jonson and Mary-Lynn's for Mary-Lynn's 30th birthday, most of the Ed's siblings were there so it was nice to meet them and share in the birthday festivities.
Wednesday I went to Sprouts with Moses and Grace in the morning, it's kind of like pre-school. They have about 25 children and they tell them a bible story and then do an activity with them. They have it three times a week. It's a pretty cool ministry because not all of these kids go to church or are from Christian families so here they get to hear about the Bible. And the teachers are new at teaching but are doing really well, they have already improved in the short time that we have been here. It's been really neat because we had done a session on Wednesday night and had given all different examples of ways that you can tell a story and this morning when I went to Sprouts they were using them, that was really exciting to see. And I could even tell what the story was about even though I couldn't understand a word of Indonesian! But back to the day, Randy worked on the playground for most of it, it's slow going because the wood is so hard and it's so HOT here but slowly but surely it's starting to come together. Then as I mentioned we did another session on teaching children. We had a really good turnout, about 40 youth so that was a lot of fun. Then Thursday we took a little road trip to Soe, which is pronounced Saw-ay. It's a city about three hours drive from where we are and it is MUCH cooler there so it was SO nice to go there for a day. We went with a whole car full of people. Ed's sister Adel and her husband and their 14 year old son Victor as well as Peiga and Mia, two of the girls that work in the office for New Hope as well as our drive Oom Ren and Randy and myself. So the black family wagon was quite full. But we had a great time together. We saw some really gorgeous views on the way and once we got to Soe we picked up some rice for lunch and went to a park to eat it. Once we were done eating we went down to see the waterfall, it was absolutely GORGEOUS!! God's creativity in creation never ceases to amaze us. It was in the middle of a forest and there was lots of little waterfalls and it just kept going and going and going, I wish we had a waterproof camera so we could capture a bit of the beauty of it, but we don't so... We spent most of the afternoon swimming there and then headed off to see some family of Ed's sister's husband. And then we were on our way home again, I actually had goosebumps on the way home, it was such a nice feeling, I can't remember the last time I had them. On the way home we say a beautiful sunset but the rest of the ride was pretty uneventful if you don't include the driving that is. Driving here especially at night is CRAZY. There are so many big trucks and motorbikes on the road and the road is so narrow but thankfully we made it back safe and sound. And we finished off the night with some Uno and some pretty competitive doubles ping-pong games.
So that's a little update on our life here. We are really enjoying ourselves here, the people are wonderful, the hospitality is amazing and the word of God is going out powerfully-it's so amazing to be able to witness that. It's been really neat being a part of the Bible studies here as well. They are always very good at keeping us a part of it and doing their best to translate what's being said.
It's hard to believe it's only been just over a week that we've been here already. It feels just like home!
I guess I should give you a little update on our health... or should I say Randy's health :) his throat seems to be healing, his lips are doing MUCH better, the swelling has gone down and the blisters are much smaller, his foot however we are a little concerned about, it doesn't seem to be healing very well, it almost looks like it's getting infected again... not good. But other than that we are just peachy.
In light of the amazing creation that we have seen:
"May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
May the LORD rejoice in his works-"
Psalm 104:31
Well I was hoping to put up a bunch of pictures but unfortunatly the internet connection is going REALLY slow right now :(
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