12/21/98: Today was the suit fitting, and it needed adjustments… I also still haven’t figured out what to give Ruth for a Christmas gift, so I went shopping again too… We babysat…
Tag: South East Asia
More Holiday Happenings
12/20/98: I still have an upset stomach today… We went to the Indonesian church that the Andy and Jill attend… The pastor who is a converted Muslim who, sadly, has been ostracized…
Mall All Over The World
12/19/98: I was up most of the night with a stomach bug… I wonder what I ate that was bad… I was sad to pass on what looked like a terrific breakfast…
Gift Shopping
12/18/98: Left at 1pm for an overnight trip to Surabaya… Invited to go with the team for a Christmas gift shopping trip… A nice ride, but in a torrential downpour… The hotel…
Travel Tech
12/17/98: We had a meeting about the brochure designs today… Sean and I met with Pak Johannes now that he has the hardware to burn CDs with data backups… I’m thankful for…
Rainy But Productive
12/16/98: Babysat for Andy and Jill while they had a team meeting this morning… Ruth did some more lecturing at the nursing school… Another very rainy, but productive day… NOTE: The stock…
Lost in Translation
12/15/98: Ruth gave a lecture on epidemiology (infection control) at a nursing school today… What a challenge to communicate complex technical information through an interpreter… Later on, I rode around on the…
Custom Fit
12/14/98: The cost of a custom-tailored suit here is less expensive than a good pair of Levi’s back in the US, so today I got measured by a tailor… Besides a suit,…
Bridging Boundaries
12/13/98: A day of bridging boundaries: getting past language, culture, tradition, race, and iron bars… We went to church with Sean and Jan at an Indonesian church… It always encourages me to…
Affordable Delicacies
12/12/98: More work and progress on brochure layouts… We were invited to lunch with Jerry and Suzanne R. at a Tugu Tea House, a place that would be too expensive for us…
Guest Speaker
12/11/98: Today I got to speak to students at a high school here in Malang… Then met with a local print shop owner named Pak Yohanis to discuss the photography, brochures and…
History Nerds
12/10/98: The team of missionaries here don’t have formal “guest house” as some of the places we have visited do, but they are all tremendously hospitable. Today we moved to Dave and…
Church Youth Group
12/9/98: More photo shoots, this time at Sean’s and Jan’s church… Spent time designing a logo for the youth group too. They call it “LiveWire”… NOTE: The stock photo above shows a…
Monsoon Season
12/8/98: It is monsoon season, so the rains come and go suddently throughout the day… Went downtown to shoot photography for the team and for the brochures they have asked me to…
Unexpected But Warmly Welcomed Guests
12/7/98: We wandered around the neighborhood taking photos… We were unexpected but warmly welcomed guests at a wedding luncheon of an Indonesian couple… Sean and Jan know the couple, so they invited…
A Lovely Neighborhood
12/6/98: Ruth got the stomach bug today, and had to skip church… I had to speak, so I went alone and told several stories from our journey thus far… I called our…
Soft Drink In A Plastic Bag
12/5/98: I caught a stomach bug and am not feeling well… I spent the day working on brochure and logo designs… Ruth ran errands around town with Jan… NOTE: The photo above…
Be Helpful, And Stay Out Of The Way
12/4/98: Took photos of Andy teaching at the school this afternoon… Met with Andy and Sean to brainstorm about brochures… Moved over to Sean and Jan’s place so it is easier for…
YWAM Video Shoot
12/3/98: Spent the day making a video for YWAM members from Brazil: Anabelle, Soria, Valdo, and several others… Ate dinner at a place called “Malibu Stiek,” which was delicious and inexpensive. The…
Unexpected Friends
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…