Christmas Day:
This year we had two fantastic meals. We had lunch with some really good friends. This was the first time I had ever tried sweet potato casserole. My grandma always made it, but I just had never tried it. It was yummy- like dessert with your main meal! For dinner we headed to the dorm that our friends run. We had turkey and HAM!!! with friends that we were in Bandung with and some new ones too. It was sooooo yummy. We had a great time visiting and playing Wii.
For the next week, we recovered. I had something really attack my body. I went from having a normal appetite to none at all. When I did eat, it wasn't much. My body was just extremely run down and exausted. We tested for malaria, but it came back negative with my white blood cell count really high. The nurse said that means that I was fighting some sort of infection and put me on an antibiotic. Praise the Lord, a few days later my appetite is back and my energy level is increasting.
New Year's Eve:
We spent New Year's Eve with two families. One lives in the interior village, and the other hopes to go interior when a new family comes available to partner with them. We had great discussions about what they do in their village, the progress that's being made with their language work, saw pictures of their house, and it ended with an invitation to come and stay in their village with them. (Very Cool!)
We drove the less than 10 minute drive from one side of town to the hill the school is on to watch the fireworks. Indonesians live by "rubber time" or "flexible time" because they started popping off fireworks 20 minutes before midnight! Driving through town felt like we were in a warzone. Fireworks going off over the street, in the street, on the street when you pass by. The remains of fireworks were all over the city. We made it to the school just in time to watch the fireworks go up in smoke. Literally, after about 10 minutes of fireworks all over the city the entire sky was FULL of smoke! You could barely see some fireworks going off unless they were colored. It was soooo exciting. We were in t-shirts and shorts with friends ringing in the new year together. We went home around 12:30, but the neighborhood party continued until atleast 3 AM. Fireworks, music, laughter, and homemade pipebombs making huge, deep booming noises made this night unforgettable. I can only imagine what next year will be like!
Housing Update:
In recent posts I've asked for prayer about long-term housing options. We had our name on a house of a family that had to return home due to their son's sickness. Another family, who had their name on another house, was on the list in front of us. Within a few days, God unfolded events that allowed us to move from third to first on the list. The family announced that they would not be returning due to health reasons. Family #2 announced that they were going through with contract negotiations on the other house. Family #3 (the Harrington's) became Family #1- the only family on the list. So, the next step is to talk with the landlord and attempt to negotiate a fair, reasonable rental price for the house. Please pray with us that a rental price can be negotiated that is within our set budget. This house is literally right down the street from the curret place we're living, so it should be relatively easy to move :) (I hope!)
2 comments:
Glad you both had good holidays and that you're feeling better, and I pray the housing situation works out! By the way, I like the new look for your blog! Love y'all, God bless!
Cute Josh and Amber pic! Thanks for the super nice comments you leave on my blog. I appreciate the fact that you take the time to read it. I also appreciate that you have never done one of the things on that list...haha. :) I'm praying for your housing situation...glad you are well!
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