It’s been a crazy week getting ready to depart, culminating in the final packing blitz Thursday (yesterday) which didn’t end until about 1:30am Friday morning. I got about 2.5 hours sleep before getting up to shower and arrange the final transportation details for us to the airport. We successfully checked in and checked our luggage… Continue reading A Good Start…Sort Of!
We’re Leaving!
Our Covid tests came back negative for all of us this morning. We’ll be leaving for Indonesia this coming Friday morning at 9:00 am, Arizona time. Thank you for your prayers – past, present, and future! All along we’ve had a peace about this final step, trusting that whatever the results were, God was in… Continue reading We’re Leaving!
January Newsletter Is Out!
I just sent out our January newsletter to everyone we have e-mail addresses for. If you would like to receive our newsletter, or if you think you should be receiving it already but aren’t, please send me a note. As we’ve traveled around meeting people and people have jotted down their e-mail addresses sometimes it’s… Continue reading January Newsletter Is Out!
Leavin’ On a Jet Plane…
At least that’s what we’re praying for – that this time next week we’ll be preparing to board a plane in San Francisco that will take us briefly to Tokyo before the final leg on to Jakarta. We had the option to ship all of our worldly goods (or at least most of ’em) to… Continue reading Leavin’ On a Jet Plane…
Life in the Fast Lane
Actually we were in the slow lane. Headed back on the freeway from our small storage unit with a few boxes we need to go through before we leave. Last minute parsings of paperwork and miscellaneous documents for anything that could conceivably be of help down the road on the other side of the world.… Continue reading Life in the Fast Lane
Romans 8:22 For a Dude
I make this disclosure up front – I am not a woman. I’m a man. I don’t take this lightly or for granted and I sincerely doubt I could fake otherwise even were I so inclined, which I am not. So allusions and metaphors and similes that involve strictly female things such as childbirth are… Continue reading Romans 8:22 For a Dude
IDP!
Did you know you can get a permit recognized by many countries around the world allowing you to drive in their country? I didn’t either until a few months ago. This permit is issued by only two entities in the United States, one of which is AAA, which is where I went today. Twenty minutes… Continue reading IDP!
Book Review – The Lost Temple of Java
The Lost Temple of Java by Phil Grabsky For a while, I was trying to make my way through a series of books on sociology and anthropology and missiology. All good stuff to be sure, but the cumulative nature of these books was a bit overwhelming and pretty detached from the logistical challenges of planning… Continue reading Book Review – The Lost Temple of Java
Tickets Booked!!!!
After over a week of wrangling with our bank’s travel portal, today I obtained the number for their travel service department, and a very capable woman spent over an hour with me on the phone locking in our tickets to depart (and return) from Indonesia. We’re so excited! Our plan is to depart Friday, February… Continue reading Tickets Booked!!!!
A Lot to Learn
As we prepare to exit 2021 and enter 2022, I reflect on how much I have to learn. I have to learn how to deal with the bank and get our tickets ordered I have to learn a new language I have to learn how to adjust to a new culture I need to learn… Continue reading A Lot to Learn
The Nelson Family Indonesia 