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PRAISE:

We were able to get the first of Andy’s immunizations in Indonesia.

Janalyn is learning to ride the motorcycle!

For me (Jonathan) graduating from unit 5. Janalyn has started unit 5 Monday, and Jonathan will start unit 6.

PRAYER REQUEST: 

Pray that the Lord would use the language tutors to help us pick up the language more quickly.

One of the major blessings here in Indonesia has been our language helpers. While it’s ideal to be able to go out in our neighborhood and with friends sometimes you need some extra help with the language or with homework from school. That’s where language tutors come in! We have several language tutors that usually come for about an hour at different times during the week and charge a small fee. During our language sessions they can talk about anything you want from grammar questions to homework, from school to questions about Indonesian culture, etc. We meet with our tutors up to three times a week. As a result of all the time spent with language tutors we’re able to build some significant relationships with them.

PRAISE:

For our driver’s licenses, both for car and motorcycles!

For good health for the whole family so far.

For being able to get back into language study.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

For finances, as the costs here in Indonesia have risen and traveling, getting our visas, and setting up our house again have taken a drain on our budget.

For perseverance in language study, that we would work hard not just to get our time in each day but to truly make the language stick in our minds.

For protection from mosquito born diseases. Since our return we have noticed an increase in mosquitoes, we recently found out why; our neighbor has made a catfish pond right next to our backyard!

This weekend we finally received our driver’s licenses. At first it looked like the police would not give foreigners motorcycle licenses. Later it was changed so that we could get them but we would have to go through a lot of paperwork and travel to another town an hour away. Finally the laws were changed again so that we could get them as we have in the past. Last weekend, with the help of an Indonesian friend we went down to the police station and picked them up. It’s another step in helping us adjust to life in Indonesia and another thing to Praise the Lord for!