Language

     Well...we've now been here six months...seriously.  The good news is, we are better able to communicate, on most days, in Indonesian.  The not-so-good news is, I am now less than dependable in my correspondence with people in two languages.  Luckily, people here are extremely gracious and accepting of us "boolays."  That word is slang for whities and I actually have no idea how to spell it...so here it is the way it sounds...for the most part, if we even try to speak Indonesian, they go with it.  At any rate...here's a brief update on the "business" side of things here:
   (1)  Our primary physical job here at present is learning language.
   (2)  We are house hunting again since this lease is up in January, and the rent has significantly "naiked."  Kami sangat suka kata itu, "naik."  (We really like that word, "naik").  You say it like this, "nike." It is quite useful and varied in meaning.  If you ride or drive a vehicle or animal (horse, donkey, etc), you naik it.  If you go up the stairs, you naik them.  If the price increased, it naiked.  That may be it for real meanings...but we have expanded its versatility amongst ourselves.
   (3)  We are beginning to get a better picture of what our physical niche might be here (more later).
   (4)  We have been encouraged by our relationships with our current neighbors.  One precocious little girl even borrowed our Alkitab story book (children's Bible in Indonesian) to read at home and take to school!  I am praying that there will be opportunity to share the whole Truth with her soon.
   (5)  We are continually astounded and blessed by our friends...both here and back home.

     Maybe that's it for now...though, now that I have remembered that I can do this from my phone, and not wait for the home internet to be working, I will do my level best to do this again soon...hold me to it.