Visas, Water, and Power

Today is a beautiful, sunshiny Saturday as the Juniors and Seniors go up to school to take their SATs.  We wanted to get Wyatt out of it, but it just didn’t happen.  The Administrator in charge of giving the SATs is quite sick right now with dengue, so a new guy is giving them.  We will see how Wyatt does. His eyes are still not completely focused, and he is drained, and sore…probably one of the worst times to try and take such an important test. Oh well. 

Have you been asking yourself lately, “What is going on with the Erickson’s and what can I pray for?”  Well, let me tell you, I have some answers!  Haha.

One thing is that the hospital in Penang will not take Wyatt’s blood to be tested. So we are in the midst of finding a way to get it to Jakarta and having it tested there.

The generator here on our hill will not be fixed for at least two weeks.  So, when the power goes out, it will mean that the whole school and both dorms and all other houses and apartments won’t have water, won’t have toilets, or fans or air conditioning, or lights, or internet…there are times that the power company turns off power for days. So, it could be a long 2 weeks for us.

We are having water issues and are quite low on water.

We are also having internet issues and again, right now as I am typing do not have internet.

There is a BIG problem right now with the Indonesian government not issuing visas to people trying to come in.  Several of our pilot and teacher families are only being given a two month visa.  That means that every two months they have to leave the country, renew their visas and then come back.  Some of these families are large and it is very expensive.  There may be several families, many of them teachers, that will leave around Christmas and go back to their home country until the more permanent visas get issued.  That could create some huge problems in the school.

Also, Cale’s class is in need of a teacher after the Christmas break.

I know I have been quite wordy in my last few emails, but there is a lot going on and I wanted to tell you all about it.

We should hear by Tuesday or Wednesday the results of Wyatt’s blood work. That is if they agree to send me the results by email and if we have internet.  I will let you know as soon as I hear ANYTHING.

Love you all

Rachel