Weekly update

Hi everyone!

 

It has already been a week since my last blog post. I have nothing huge to report but here are several highlights of the week:

 

On Sunday at church the children performed some songs and then played some interactive games with the congregation. One of the games was “See if you are smarter than a Sunday school class.” Four “volunteers” were chosen from the congregation and they faced off against all the children. They were absolutely crushed.

            After games we all went downstairs and enjoyed a potluck lunch together. I brought my bread and it was eaten all up! After wonderful fellowship Edo, Michelle, Tyler, Jonathan, myself and some others went bowling! There are very few bowling alleys in Jakarta so we couldn’t be picky. The lane broke down about 15 times during one game and twice I bumped the monitor and it went blank. But we had so much fun! Tyler and I bought very bright knee socks and wore shorts. Everyone was looking at the bule gila (crazy white people).

 

In order to even more solidify this image of myself in the Indonesian mind, yesterday I bought a hand carved and painted duck call maker. After leaving the mall (with Dion and Milla) we drove through traffic for over an hour and I got bored. So I rolled down the window and every time someone would try to weave past our car on a motorcycle (which happens constantly in the stop and go traffic) I would give them a duck call and then quickly roll up the window. I thought it was hilarious but I don’t know if anyone else did. Then I accidently did it to a very intimidating police man with an automatic weapon. I also did it inside the mall while Dion and I waited (for what seemed like eons) for Mille to finish her shopping. All in all it was an excellent investment of $2.50.

 

But backing up again. Monday and Tuesday were pretty normal. I worked at the hospital and then came home and wrote essay for DPT program applications. I did bake some delicious chocolate chip cookies! But certain other people devoured most of them when I wasn’t around. I did smuggle a few to the hospital and I gave them to Opung, who traded me some French bread that she had made.

 

On Wednesday after work I went with Edo and Michelle to Life Group. We ate dinner and then sang hymns and other songs and prayed for about an hour. It was very refreshing.

 

And now it is Friday!

 

Please continue to pray for me! 1. My walk with the Lord. 2. My applications for DPT programs. 3. My physical health