Well, we made it to the island of Borneo. But lets back-up to May. Seth and I grew another year older. Mothers day was, well simple – but we our family sure appreciates Jodie – mom, wife, our supermom! Sarah and Seth finished 8th and 7th grade respectively. Sarah’s grades were honor-roll material and Seth almost made it. Then… time to move again and say goodbye to our friends on the island we studied language on.
The question of how to move our belongings 500 miles across the ocean to a new island had to be answered. Many people used a large 20′ crate, but we opted for the “kantor pos” – better known as the Post Office. By putting a little more work into packing, we only had to pay 1/4 the cost of a large crate. My co-worker Shad and I built one crate and our national helpers made 3 more just like it. We could have used a couple more, but falling back to using boxes we were able to ship our belongings. The postmaster told us about 15 days, so we still eagerly await our belongings next week. Please pray they all make it, 4 crates and 5 boxes!
Our last week was spent saying goodbye to our national friends, preparing to move out of the house, and a one-day break a the waterpark. Then, a couple more days packing our goods; enough to last us for a couple of weeks.
Early Sunday morning at 4am we awoke before the “call to prayer.” We left on-time made it to the airport in Yogyakarta. The airplane actually left on-time and by 10am we landed. Wow, what a weather difference – hot & humid! But we are already starting to adjust.
Our co-workers who are on furlough have allowed us to stay in their house until they return near the end of the year.
We have posted some pictures on this website. If you haven’t checked out our Facebook pages, search for Lawrence Elroy, Jodie Elroy, or the kids. There are many more pictures, and perhaps videos too.
*Also, we have a new address. Check your e-mail!
Check back in a couple of days, we will share an update of our first week here!
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