had shampoo but no conditioner, ketchup but no mustard, sugar but no flour…so we wound up going to a bunch of stores instead of just one. Talk about culture shock. Just a few days ago I was shopping in Wal-mart where you get what you need in one stop. There is nothing like that here. Afterwards, we went over to our friends house for dinner and cooked chicken on their grill. They had found some broccoli at a store here and made a chocolate pie so that was a treat. It was a nice way to end a busy day-relaxing with friends. Today, Garth had orientation, kids were moving in, parents were wanting to set up meetings with us regarding care for their kids, I was trying to organize the pembantus, and send one to the market, figure out lunch…crazy. We have some new challenges this year-one boy has gastritis and can’t eat seeds, or fat or oil etc. and one girl has allergies and can’t have wheat, sugar or dairy. It is going to take some creativity to figure that all out. One of our girls is stuck in Jakarta, and some of the kids will be coming late due to a funeral. One of our pilots was in a plane crash on Sunday and did not survive. You can pray for the family as you think of them-he had a wife and 5 kids. The school director’s 8 year old daughter had a bicycle accident last week and ruptured her kidney so they are in Australia for a week at a hospital there. So you can see that there is a lot going on here. I am sure you are all busy enjoying the last few days of summer before school starts. Our kids all start school tomorrow. Please pray for that transition as well.
We had a wonderful time in Bali. I am so thankful we were able to do that. Just having a break in the flight like that to get caught up on sleep and adjust was such a blessing. I think we are back in this time zone and sleeping well. I am mostly unpacked-just one more bag. Yahoo!
Almost time for lunch.
Love,
Rachel
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