Okay finally we will write about our experience visiting our Compassion child in Indonesia. What a great experience and something we never thought we would get a chance to do!! So we made our successful 8 hour bus ride to Blitar (told it would be 3), found our room, and met the staff workers who would take us to the village the next day. Great guys (Deni and Yohannes).

The next morning we went out to look around and find some food--getting some Indonesian food that we never ate because it turned out breakfast was supplied with our room. The travel to Wlingi was very interesting and we arrived at the project to meet all of those working and serving there. Their hearts and passion for the children is amazing and we were blessed to see and hear about their work. Then we got to meet Siska, boy has she grown since the last picture we have received. We will post pictures when we get back. Then we traveled to her house to meet her whole family. They live in a simple rural house with brick and plaster walls and the only pictures on the wall were enlarged pictures we sent years ago (it has been 5 years of supporting and corresponding. Her father and mother are workers and she has a brother. They raise chickens to sell at the market and were super friendly. We had a chance to try rambutons (a kind of fruit). Very good!! We later got a bouquet of them.

We shared some pictures of friends and our life in America and China and prayed and talked to them before returning for lunch and then the weekly gathering of children from the project. They worshiped in Bahasa which was amazing and we shared a little because we were told we are the only people to visit this project in all the years. Such amazing children and such an experience that we will not forget, but it was oh so short. We also started out towards going to visit another project nearby but our vehicle broke down. So many feelings and thoughts that are hard to put into words. We are now preparing to head back to China to visit some students and then back to the college for school starting. Many blessings!!