Random Scenes From My Week.

MUD SLIDE (as in the game and not the natural disaster)

Just after I landed at the village of Tumbang Kunyi last week, it started to rain. It was one of those rainstorms that just dumps all over the place. So eventually, after it stopped raining in the village I decided to go for a walk to see what everyone was doing. I had plenty of time since I still wanted the rain to completely clear out of the surrounding area.
I found these boys had taken advantage of the muddy situation. They cut the side out of a five liter jug of oil. This makes a recessed place where you can sit. They also tied a rope to the jug so they could pull it. Then the big kid pulled the little kid in his make shift mud sled. For some reason I never saw the little kid pull the big kid anywhere. Go figure.

Not everything that I do in Indonesia is related to flying or a foreign culture.
I spent a good chunk of time one day trying to fix our American oven. By the way, you can't buy an oven this size over here. We are so thankful for the oven which we shipped over from America. However, the oven pilot light refused to stay lit, and sometimes the oven would just go off while cooking. So, I consulted the owners manual to find that it said not to fix it yourself, but to call a professional. I probably could call a professional, but I would be hard pressed to find a professional from America willing to make a house call to Indonesia. I also knew that if I needed parts it would take about a month to get here.
So, I did the only reasonable thing I could do. I took it apart completely trying to discover the cause. After removing everything and cleaning all the little holes for the gas to travel through I'm proud to announce that the pilot light has not gone out once in the last two days. I'm hoping that I have it licked.

This is a picture of my sister, Jill, and her family. Hannah is the one in the front on the right. I'm happy to say that Hannah is more than half way through her treatments. She is doing really well. The only side effect is that she has a sore throat and that food doesn't really taste very good to her. She still has a good appetite thanks to the steroids that she has to take. Please keep praying that God will completely heal her of cancer. Thanks.