12/2/98: Attended a team prayer meeting where we met the rest of the team… Ate dinner at a Wendy’s, then watched the latest version of “Dr. Doolittle,” starring Eddie Murphy, with Sean…
Time Zone Miscalculation
12/1/98: Arrived very early because we did not realize we were entering a new time zone. We woke Andy & Jill M up at 5am. They were incredibly gracious though, and made…
Won’t Be Coming Back Here
11/30/98: Just half-a-day more in Denpasar… Ruth went out for a walk around town and was groped by some street vendor selling something or other… I went looking for the guy, but…
Sunday, That’s My Fun Day
11/29/98: A very strange Sunday… Awakened at 4am to the noise of a drunk guy stumbling around outside in the hall and couldn’t get back to sleep… Found a church in Kuta…
Chomping At The Bit
11/28/98: Today marks 250 days on the road… We are both chomping at the bit to get on to our next work in Malang on the island of Java, so we’re a…
Giving Thanks
11/27/98: Today is Thanksgiving Day back in the US, so we rose early to call Shimandle family, gathered back in Chicago for Turkey and other delicacies… We miss our friends and family…
Words Hit Hard As A Fist
11/26/98: Caught the shuttle to airport… Made the flight… Very crowded and turbulent flight… Arrived safely in Denpasar, Indonesia… Found a cheap hotel near Kuta Beach and managed to catch a beautiful…
Calming Fears
11/25/98: Slept fin on the train and ate breakfast in motion… Once back in Bangkok we called Mom and Dad back on Maui to let them know we are not yet in…
On The Road Again
11/24/98: Travel day… The ride in the back of the pick-up truck made it safely over that rickety bridge… The ferry boat to Krabi was also uneventful… Then a bus to Surat…
Rested And Ready
11/23/98: Last morning to walk on the beach and play in the waves of Kantiang Bay… Sail fish and huge prawns for dinner… Packed up and checked out before bed so we…
Another Beautiful Day For A Daydream
11/22/98: Had a long talk about what to do when we get back to the US: live in Chicago? Move to Maui?… Another relaxing day of reading and walking on the beach,…
Fresh And Delicious
11/21/98: More writing and reflecting… More sitting on the beach and playing in the waves… And more eating more fresh fruit from the jungle and delicious sea food brought back every afternoon…
Jungle Hike
11/20/98: Slept in… Banana pancakes for breakfast… Went for a hike up a jungle path to a waterfall… NOTE: The photo above was taken on our kike up to a waterfall from…
Another Therapy Day
11/19/98: Another therapy day… Breakfast. Coffee. Playing in the waves. Laundry. Reading Deep and honest conversations together. Prayer. Bed… NOTE: The photo above shows Ruth enjoying a book while laying in our…
Circumnavigation Of Self Discovery
11/18/98: We spent the day playing in calmer waves, collecting sea shells, reading, and reflecting… 11/18/23: I had planned to take this trip before Ruth and I had met and married….
A Different Kind Of Storm
11/17/98: Today we got into a big argument with each other… It’s always stupid little things that we wind up emotional about, but it’s not ever really about those little things either……
Storm Warning
11/16/98: A big storm rolled in last night and lingered through the day, so we just stayed in bed all day reading aloud to each other… We also watched ants crawling on…
Hanging Around (Literally)
11/15/98: We went into town and bought some fresh fruit as well as a hammock so we could “hang around” the porch of our bungalow more comfortably, … We went down to…
The View From Our Bungalow
11/14/98: Our bungalow rests on a cliff about 50 feet above the beach, so we slept with the sound of waves caressing the shore below us… Woke to a view southward across…
Bumpy Ride To A Beautiful Destination
11/13/98: We were up for seeing what all the fuss about the islands of the Malacca Straight was all about, but the overnight and all-next-day trip turned out to be nerve wracking……
Slight Change Of Plans
11/12/98: We arrived safely in Bangkok, and during our layover of a few hours, Ruth made a complaint about being overcharged for our ticket north 11 days ago… AND she got a…
Moving On Again
11/11/98: Slept in, packed up, then joined the all the workers in the office for morning tea and prayer meeting again… It was quite encouraging for us, because they spent a lot…
Coffee Break And Prayer
11/10/98: Spent the day working at the office with Terry and Peter. I got two mock-ups finished (a brochure and a poster) which they liked very much… At their 10am coffee break…
Driftwood Turned Into A Work Of Art
11/9/98: Had another meeting with Peter and Terry, and they are very happy with the direction I am going with the brochure designs… We headed down to the Night Market again. We…
Almost Kissed By A Tapir
11/8/98: Church worship services are in the evening here, so, we wisited the Chiang Mai Zoo this morning… Seemed to be feeding time at all the exhibits during our visit… Two pythons…