Singapore this summer went well. Kids got their checkups and I had a MRI done on my knee. The doctor found out that I did not have an ACL and so repaired it. Had surgery 3 days after the initial appointment and now am back home recovering. The part that I do not like at this moment is the wait, 6 months until I can even think of touching a basketball again. Not cool!
We just returned from a week of being in the interior. Every year MAF has a great time as all Papua MAFers get together for a week of spiritual and emotional renewal. A church named New Heights from the US sends out a team to lead the services and look after the children. The amount that this church does for us is unbelievable. We can not thank them enough. The pastor went through Luke 7-10. Amazing stuff. Called to Care is what the team came to do and to challenge us to do in Indonesia. Janna and I came home refreshed spiritually, of course not physically as you do not really sleep because it is too much fun to play games with friends til all hours of the morning. Our kids had a blast. The team from New Heights sends out college age kids to hang out and lead VBS for the kids so that the adults can spend their time listening to the Word of God. Basically we would see our kids at meals only. All in all a great time!!
Well we are back at home now trying to get everything back to normal as we now have two and a half weeks before school starts. Time to get back to work. Thank you all so much for your support and encouragement.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Friday, July 03, 2009
Surgery...
We came to singapore for the kids eyes and to have my knee MRI ed. The specialist told me with one touch of my left knee that my ACL was gone. Then the MRI confirmed that I did not even have an ACL. So yesterday I had reconstructive surgery on my left knee. After the surgery the doctor came and showed me pics of my knee. He found out that indeed my ACL was no where to be seen and that my MCL was 30% torn. Crazy. This could be the cause of my discomfort:-) I stayed in the hospital for one night and am now back home wishing for more pain killers.
Please pray that we can now get my flight changed because I need to stay here to have some phsyiotherapy.
Kids appointments went well and we are having fun in Singapore. Well thank you all for your continuing support.
Please pray that we can now get my flight changed because I need to stay here to have some phsyiotherapy.
Kids appointments went well and we are having fun in Singapore. Well thank you all for your continuing support.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
I have finally done it. I have started a facebook page, so please if you want to see pictures and some other things please sign into facebook and look up Janna and I.
Summer holidays have been flying by and so far I have made two trips to the beach. One with the kids and I and one with my friend Paul to see if it was feasible for the high school to hike to a beach during the first week of school.
The kids and I had an absolute blast. We went out during the day and had a great time snorkeling and playing in the water. Then when it was time to set up camp we all got under our mosquito nets and tried to sleep. Sleep came easy for the kids as I just sat awake marveling at God's amazing creation. Then at 12:30 we were woken up by water on our faces and sleeping bags. The wind and ran were blowing so hard that our mosquito nets were completely horizontal and the rain was falling horizontally. It was amazing. The kids were completely soaked and we were laughing and trying to keep warm. Of course a dad who is always out for adventure does not enjoy the negative and so we were making everything fun. Now the wind and rain made us frozen. So i covered Jalen in a couple of towels and put him on a chair. Kaya I wrapped up in my rain ponco and then covered our sleeping bags as best as I could with the rest of the ponco. Then we talked about God and His power and just the adventure that He had led us to. I had an amazing time!! Kids are awesome. Then we slept a little the rest of the night and woke up and played the whole next day with friends and of course mom who had come the following morning.
God is good, All the time. All the time God is good. Don't forget it!!I
Summer holidays have been flying by and so far I have made two trips to the beach. One with the kids and I and one with my friend Paul to see if it was feasible for the high school to hike to a beach during the first week of school.
The kids and I had an absolute blast. We went out during the day and had a great time snorkeling and playing in the water. Then when it was time to set up camp we all got under our mosquito nets and tried to sleep. Sleep came easy for the kids as I just sat awake marveling at God's amazing creation. Then at 12:30 we were woken up by water on our faces and sleeping bags. The wind and ran were blowing so hard that our mosquito nets were completely horizontal and the rain was falling horizontally. It was amazing. The kids were completely soaked and we were laughing and trying to keep warm. Of course a dad who is always out for adventure does not enjoy the negative and so we were making everything fun. Now the wind and rain made us frozen. So i covered Jalen in a couple of towels and put him on a chair. Kaya I wrapped up in my rain ponco and then covered our sleeping bags as best as I could with the rest of the ponco. Then we talked about God and His power and just the adventure that He had led us to. I had an amazing time!! Kids are awesome. Then we slept a little the rest of the night and woke up and played the whole next day with friends and of course mom who had come the following morning.
God is good, All the time. All the time God is good. Don't forget it!!I
Friday, May 29, 2009
School is done
School is done and Jalen is sick. Of course once all the action is done everyone gets sick. We had a great last week of school and we are sad to see friends leaving. Friends that are grads and also friends that have decided to leave the field. This morning I brought our good friends to the airport and then went to our other friends house to help them pack their house never to return. Sad times. Last night was grad and that also was emotional as this years seniors were a very special group.
God is directing people both to the field and away from it. It is exciting to watch people following after God's direction for their lives. Here on earth we do wish that good friends could stay in our lives forever, but we have to say goodbye.
Kaya and Jalen finished their classes well. Jalen will be entering grade 3 and Kaya will enter grade 1 next year. Kaya is a little artist and really enjoys drawing with chalk, pastels, pencil crayons, or whatever she can get her hands on. Jalen is active and is really enjoying rollerblading. We bought rollerblades from our friends that are leaving and Jalen is learning at an incredible rate. I also bought some and have been trying to teach Jalen some good Canadian things on skates: crossovers, how to stop, how to accelerate quickly, how to jump...
I am so proud of our children. Paul and Karen Juneau have just arrived here and are now hoping that their crate from Salitiga will get here soon so that they can move out of the guesthouse and into their home on the MAF base. What a treat to be reunited with our friends.
May God continue to bless you all as your school years draw to a close.
God is directing people both to the field and away from it. It is exciting to watch people following after God's direction for their lives. Here on earth we do wish that good friends could stay in our lives forever, but we have to say goodbye.
Kaya and Jalen finished their classes well. Jalen will be entering grade 3 and Kaya will enter grade 1 next year. Kaya is a little artist and really enjoys drawing with chalk, pastels, pencil crayons, or whatever she can get her hands on. Jalen is active and is really enjoying rollerblading. We bought rollerblades from our friends that are leaving and Jalen is learning at an incredible rate. I also bought some and have been trying to teach Jalen some good Canadian things on skates: crossovers, how to stop, how to accelerate quickly, how to jump...
I am so proud of our children. Paul and Karen Juneau have just arrived here and are now hoping that their crate from Salitiga will get here soon so that they can move out of the guesthouse and into their home on the MAF base. What a treat to be reunited with our friends.
May God continue to bless you all as your school years draw to a close.
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