Hi There...once again it has been awhile since i posted any news about us here in Indonesia so this is my attempt to do that. Last post was in January so here are some new pics and a bit about us.
BAPTISM AT MOUNTAINVIEW
One ordinary day in March Jon-Paul, one of the teachers at the high school, had the opportunity to share with a student about accepting Jesus into his life. Jun Hyuk made a decision and the next thing we know we are witnessing one of those incredible days at our school. Jon asked Jun if he wanted to be baptiZed and he decided that he did. He was to be the only one but when Jon asked if anyone else wanted to be baptized about 20 other students came forward that morning and then later that afternoon. It was really exciting to see the Lord at work and to be a witness to all of this. God is good. The first photo is of Jon-Paul and Jun is the guy in the white shirt. The second picture is of Tim and Sid Thornton. Tim and Annaliese have been classmates since preschool so we have know the Thorntons a long time and i have worked alongside Mary and Sid at the school. Both of their boys, Tim and Micah, were baptized. Please continue to pray for these students and the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives. We also had two students at the elementary recently commit their lives to Christ. One is a boy from India whose family is Hindu. Pray for him that he will fully understand all that it means to have a relationship with Christ and that Jesus is not just another god on the idol shelf, but is the One, True God!
PULAU SEMPU
This is one of the most beautiful places i have ever been to on earth. :) This little island is in East Java and about a 10 minute ride on a boat off the southcoast of Java. The first picture is of the lagoon where we camped on the beach for two nights after about a 2 hours hike through the jungle and along a pretty muddy path. We decided that we brought way too much stuff but were thankful for all the water that we brought in as there was not any fresh water on the island. The next picture shows the lagoon on the right and the ocean that feeds into the lagoon on the left. It is an incredible place. You can snorkel in the lagoon and not have the waves pulling you around. We saw an eel and all sorts of other tropical fish.
It wasn't always the clearest water for snorkeling but we were definitely glad to have some snorkel gear along. The downside of this whole trip was that when we got there we were the only ones there but by the time we left
there were probably about 60 other people on the small little beach. Not quite the peace and quiet that we had anticipated. Two highlights for me were looking out to the ocean from the third picture and seeing a school of dolphins frolicking in the water. They were so fun to watch, especially when one of them decided to give us his own little dolphin show....he "stood" up on his tail nose in the air and then splashed down and rolled and flipped around. It was awesome to watch. I have never experienced this in nature. The second was hiking out and listening to the jungle sounds....it sounded just like the recording
Field Day
BAPTISM AT MOUNTAINVIEW
One ordinary day in March Jon-Paul, one of the teachers at the high school, had the opportunity to share with a student about accepting Jesus into his life. Jun Hyuk made a decision and the next thing we know we are witnessing one of those incredible days at our school. Jon asked Jun if he wanted to be baptiZed and he decided that he did. He was to be the only one but when Jon asked if anyone else wanted to be baptized about 20 other students came forward that morning and then later that afternoon. It was really exciting to see the Lord at work and to be a witness to all of this. God is good. The first photo is of Jon-Paul and Jun is the guy in the white shirt. The second picture is of Tim and Sid Thornton. Tim and Annaliese have been classmates since preschool so we have know the Thorntons a long time and i have worked alongside Mary and Sid at the school. Both of their boys, Tim and Micah, were baptized. Please continue to pray for these students and the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives. We also had two students at the elementary recently commit their lives to Christ. One is a boy from India whose family is Hindu. Pray for him that he will fully understand all that it means to have a relationship with Christ and that Jesus is not just another god on the idol shelf, but is the One, True God!
PULAU SEMPU
This is one of the most beautiful places i have ever been to on earth. :) This little island is in East Java and about a 10 minute ride on a boat off the southcoast of Java. The first picture is of the lagoon where we camped on the beach for two nights after about a 2 hours hike through the jungle and along a pretty muddy path. We decided that we brought way too much stuff but were thankful for all the water that we brought in as there was not any fresh water on the island. The next picture shows the lagoon on the right and the ocean that feeds into the lagoon on the left. It is an incredible place. You can snorkel in the lagoon and not have the waves pulling you around. We saw an eel and all sorts of other tropical fish.
It wasn't always the clearest water for snorkeling but we were definitely glad to have some snorkel gear along. The downside of this whole trip was that when we got there we were the only ones there but by the time we left
there were probably about 60 other people on the small little beach. Not quite the peace and quiet that we had anticipated. Two highlights for me were looking out to the ocean from the third picture and seeing a school of dolphins frolicking in the water. They were so fun to watch, especially when one of them decided to give us his own little dolphin show....he "stood" up on his tail nose in the air and then splashed down and rolled and flipped around. It was awesome to watch. I have never experienced this in nature. The second was hiking out and listening to the jungle sounds....it sounded just like the recording
they use at that restaurant...i think it is called the Rain Forest Cafe. Totally awesome. We did have quite the hike out as you can see in the last picture. Amanda had sprained her ankle and i had strained my knee and it was so muddy on the trail do to the rain. But, we made it and really it was a great adventure. The fourth photo is Nick, me, Amanda, Jay and Luke.
Field Day
Field Day is an annual event at Mountainview...one of my favorite days because it is a change of pace and the whole school is put together. The Kindergarten through 12th grade are divided into teams and we play and have fun together. The day started with chapel which i got to help plan. We have all school chapel about once a month and we have been doing a series on Stories Jesus Told. This week's stories were The 10 Silver Coins and the The Pearl of Great Price. Jeremy Cramer pictured with the orange bandana was a jewelery salesman who had to find a pearl more beautiful than anything else in the world. He finds it and sells everything, even jokingly his "wife" who was played by Sabina. We talked about how the Silver Coin Story shows how God chooses us and how the Pearl story shows that we need to Choose God above all else. Simple but cool message.
The rest of the day was spent getting faces painted, playing blind kickball, treasure hunts, doing cheers for our team and other fun stuff. I was a leader of the Tie Dye Team...we were colorful and had a lot of laughs. Thanks God for fun, delightful days. :)
Luke's team was the Red Hot Chili Cabes (Peppers)...that's Luke on the left...the blonde kid with the chili pepper on his face. :)
Junior Senior Banquet
This is a last minute add in...Saturday night was the Junior Senior Banquet. It was a blast and a first for Mountainview as they allowed dancing...Jeremy Cramer taught them how to Tango and the kids had to switch partners often so that it was not "dancing-dancing" but i think it was definitely one of the best parties i have been to at Mountainview. I got to be the photographer but managed to get in a couple of photos and even tried the tango a time or two. :) 
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The pictures of the scenery only come in second to those of your kids. Although, it looks like I should grab my rock climbing shoes and get an in person second opinion. Love you guys.
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