WISE INDONESIAN ADVICE

Two pieces of wise advice we were given today -
1. If you are fortunate enough to have an oven always check inside before you switch it on - lizards crawl in and make a home there and your oven will become very smelly when they cook!
2. How to tell how long anyone has been in Indonesia -if a fly falls in your drink and you have only been here a month you will pour the drink away. If you have been here a year you will remove the fly and then drink. If you have been here for more than 2 years you will drink it, fly as well, and be grateful for the protein - then you belong!

We have been talking today with the students about the wonderful fruits we are having for breakfast - all freshly picked the day before - papaya, mango and pineapple. To them of course it is normal breakfast fare and a bit boring. Watching the pineapple being prepared is a treat in itself - a spiral is cut round it in such a way that you are left with just the fruit and none of the bits - it really is amazing.

Our students were wonderful at presenting Thought For the Day today, we were so proud of them. We are feeling more positive and think that we may be of use in some small way. We are starting to remember names and form relationships - and getting to know who the jokers are!

We are taking turns to choose the worship music and have realised how very different our choices are to that of the Moody girls - so we are getting quite a variety and teaching each other! (Happy Day still needing a little work, but we are getting there!)

Very brief today as power going on and off a lot today.

PLEASE PRAY FOR -
The students who are still mourning the loss of Cecille who died in the car accident - in particular Toda who was a close friend. Toda (a student from last year's English course) has been great in translating for us when we can't manage with our few words and sign language. She is being very brave and is always smiling, but says she is really hurting inside.
Love and blessings
Sue and Stan xxx