There are four couples with MAF departing soon to Papua - because this house has a garage...it is much more convenient to load up the Container from here. So 4 families brought their items to the house and this morning at 8 am the truck/container arrived. All week our neighbor Pak Jonohas
been wrapping all the large pieces in cardboard & ties getting everything prepared for the day to load up!
Our porch too had stuff on it ~
Other expats have just a few pieces to ship over - their container actually left the States and went directly to Papua. Salatiga is a temporary 9 months stay to take the language. MAF has available to them some borrowed furniture for those who choose to do it that way.
Craig & Kayla were one of the first couples we met...Craig & Kayla are expecting their 3rd child! I have been blessed to share a Ladies Bible Study with Kayla and a group of gals - we did the Beth Moore series - a really good study....
......so that was sweet all these months!
Some expats have furniture made here in Salatiga to take with them. They decided to only bring their personal items from the States & have furniture made here to take to Papua. Not a bad idea!
Joy & Julie look on - to all the happenings around them. What an exciting for these young families to finally be able to take that next step... Joy & Luke have finished the language course and are ready to head out....they are very excited to begin their lives there after preparing for 12 years....Bless their hearts! Julie and Greg will be departing in August.
These barrels are really handy too - they are filled up with odds & ends~
...Sunday morning - here comes the container....yeah!!!!!!
The village road is very small and narrow...so
Pak Jono had to climb up on the container to cut some branches! Pak Jono has been doing this now for 6 years and really knows what he is doing and very is efficient! The expats are so appreciative of his work and help!
He builds these frames
to park the motorbikes inside the container and than it will be easier to pack large pieces on top of these frames...great idea!
Everything comes out of the garage and one room they used and then of course they have a better overview of the situation.
It was great to see the team effort of all these people! We are so proud of their commitment to serve and gosh just look at these young families and their heart to go!
2:30 pm - oh my goodness the "doors" are shut...way to go guys!
Amazing - it all went in there?????!!!!!
The driver headed down the road....yep off to Surabaya and then on the ship to Papua!
Luke and Joy will be following it on Wednesday! We will lend them our motorbikes for the following days - we have to go to the dentist anyway in Semarang! That way they have some 'wheels' to get around on until they leave!
Well the garage is swept clean...and in a few weeks another family is leaving - so they can surely use the garage again...please do...for we only need it to park the 2 motorbikes- feel free to do so you guys! It helps to have a little working room to prepare!
We are ever so thankful to the Lord to help!!!
The verse says "This is the Way walk in it"
At church this morning, with the International school closed for the Summer, many families are preparing to depart ~ we prayed for those that were heading out this week and said our good-bye's. Bitter-sweet and exciting! In a few weeks it will be our time to say our good-byes too!
It has been a very precious time here and we have met such wonderful people! Oh we hope to see them again some day...who know....GOD knows! YES!
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