Janna's Parents have arrived....

Mertua saya tiba ke Indonesia bulan Jan 19. My inlaws have arrived in Indonesia jan 19th and have been settling in here nicely. It was great to see them again and the kids are having a great time. Of course us getting them from the airport could not be without adventure. The Jakarta airport is not that well labeled and so we ended up waiting at the wrong gate for them for about an hour while they were waiting for us for the hour at another gate. Jalen and Kaya were so patient as they waited and waited and waited. It felt like they would never come.

Mom and dad brought us a bunch of Canadian candy which was great to see. I was pumped. They also brought gifts and other things from Canada, thankyou to all of you who sent them something to bring us. We are very grateful for great supporters and friends. Thanks!

We continue to need prayer for relationships and adjusting to a different culture. We are realizing that fitting in to a new culture is more difficult than we expected this time. We are trying to be flexible with everything but at times are struggling thank you for your prayers.

God continues to be faithful. Language school is going well, Janna is in unit 6 and I am in unit 5. Last Monday at chapel I shared a sermon in Indonesian. So we are seeing some of the progress. Janna continues to be great at the language and leaves me in the dust. However I do not need to rely on her for everything now. In Papua if we ever needed someone to speak Indonesian it was always Janna. It is now to the point where it is equal and I really like that.

Thankyou so much for all you do. We need the support team in Canada to keep praying. Thinking of you all.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year....

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone who reads this blog site!! We continue to be blessed by God's provisions. We have just moved into a new house here in Bandung and it is better suited to our family. Jalen and Kaya each have their own room and there is a room that we can use for our families who are coming in the new year.

This break we went to the south west coast of Java for the holidays. One of my friends and I rode motorcycles and Janna and the kids went in a car. We had a great week as the kids explored the ocean for the first time, learned how to dive in the pool with there goggles, and watched the fireworks that we set off. All in all a great time and there should be some pictures on our website soon. We hope that all of you also had a great time this season and we also hope that you spent some quality time with your families. We have been missing ours this break and are really looking forward to them visiting us.

God has been faithful to us in once again teaching us how to live as a family overseas. There are certain stresses that happen that Satan uses to break up what God wants in our lives. We are learning how to be better enemies of Satan. May we all be Satan's worst enemies.

Have a great holiday!!