Wow...

Wow has time ever been flying here once again. My parents have come and gone and had a great time. We had an awesome time with them, showing them around Bandung and showing them some the western part of Java. I think that they had a great time, and we most certainly did. So thanks mom and dad for taking the time and money to come and visit it means a ton to us.

Since they have gone we have had to keep busy packing. For the last two days we have had our packers in our house packing up all of our belongings here to send to Papua by boat. So right now our things are in Jakarta being loaded on a boat for Papua. We continue to thank God for how everything works out and how he blesses us.

Janna has already completed language school and I have 2 weeks left. It is amazing that after about 2 years of working towards the goal of getting to Papua, we have almost reached it. Maybe I should not say we, but God, has almost reached it. We have learned how to rely on Him for things. It is amazing how vulnerable we are. I think no matter where we live we are vulnerable but we get into a comfort zone and we think that we have all this power over our own lives. Living outside that comfort zone we really feel that vulnerability and thank God for his work in our lives.

One more very important thing to mention, although it is difficult for me to because it means that I am old, is that our eldest son is graduating from Kindergarden on Thursday. I still can not believe this! WOW! I know for most of you this is sudah biasa (normal) because you have already experienced it but for me this is something. Anyway thanks for all your prayers during this incredibly busy time in our lives.

Tuhan Berkati (God Bless)

Whirlwind...

It seems as though life has once again turned into a whirlwind as we prepare to move again, try to study, have a great time with family, keep having time for our kids, and try to keep our minds in one piece. Right now has been an extremely stressful time for our family so we will need your prayers now more than ever.

It seems as though we have been in transition for the past 2 years and now that time is finally drawing to a close. In our minds we have pictures of what Papua is like, due to the fact that we have lived there for 3 years, but as we get closer and hear from people in Papua we are realizing that life there is going to be different than last time and we need to be ready it. What I am trying to get myself prepared for is the fact that I have an idea in my mind of how our house, work, and life will go, but in the time that we were away I am sure that lots has changed.

Please continue to pray.

Parents have arrived...

Parents have arrived and all is well. My parents arrived May 10th and we have had a great time with them so far. Dad is driving the motorbike around Bandung and picking up Kaya from school. Jalen and Kaya were so excited to see Grandma and Grandpa in the airport of Jakarta. We then travelled to Bandung from Jakarta.

So far I have just been showing them around the city of Bandung. The kids have already showed them the Bandung SuperMall which has a minature fantasy land inside. So Grandma had to ride the rollercoaster and Grandpa had to ride the ferris wheel. Great times.

Janna has 2 days of school left and then she is done. WOW time is flying. God has been good. Thanks again for all your support.

Curve Ball...

Please continue to pray for us as we live overseas. There are certain stresses due to culture, food, interpersonal relationships... Right when you think you have settled in and are adjusting another curve ball is thrown, so please just continue to pray for us.

We have appreciated all your emails telling us how your families and friends are doing. Please keep the emails coming they encourage us in times of troubles. Yesterday was chapel at school and I gave the message, of course in Indonesian, and I spoke about faith. Interesting again to study about faith and the characters in the Bible that it mentions had faith. Hebrews 11. They had not yet fully received the promises of God but they saw them from a distance and believed.

Give us more faith Lord.