Well, since my last update much has happened. There have been good things and hard things, dull times and great adventures, great moments and sobering ones. We left Manokwari last Monday for our home in SP11.
The night before we left we had a big send-off dinner with people from Edy’s church. 
Apparently, lots of folks here think that papeda is quite the treat, so they made a big batch for dinner. For those of you who don’t know, papeda is a dreadful substance that they make from the pulp of the sago tree, and it is the consistency of snot. So while I was less than thrilled to see 2 buckets of papeda on the table it was nice to be in the company of fellow believers before we took off for the wilds of SP11.
I thought you would get a kick out of the “gas station”…Joerg and I thought it was great. Nothing is automatic here.
Home sweet home. Selfi, Joerg and I are staying at this house while we are here. It has not been lived in for over a year so you can’t even imagine what manner of critters are living here with us. The whole place is crawling with ants, skeeters, and all manner of insects. The first day, Selfi and I tried to put sheets on our bed and hundreds, HUNDREDS of ants came pouring out from inside of it. You can imagine my thoughts on sleeping on that mattress…so we left it behind and are sleeping on the floor over at the school.
The “mandi” or shower and the well that all of our water comes from. We accidentally left the water filters in Manokwari so we had to scrub out an old one here and so far neither of us have died from anything. 
3 comments:
Leaving water filters behind is not what your parents wanted to hear. I guess that is why I have been praying for you and your health so much.
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!! to many bugs jen....... Eli sure did get a kick out of it though ;)
It's so much fun reading your blogs...Jen you are so brave! Don't worry, God will protect you...HE is even more gloryfied in our weekness even if it means forgetting the water filter! We keep praying..
Greetings to all, Johanna
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