Friends ~ Saying our "Sampai Nanti's!" (till we meet again!)

This week we met with the Widodo family and had a very nice dinner!  They took us to a Joglo just outside of Salatiga!

Hmmmmm very nice fish dishes...one was fried and the other had many special & spicy flavors 

..........Ellen Likes!

Rice served in a rotan dish and the rice laid upon a banana leaf!

 Their son San San on the left...then Fiona the younger daughter...Mom-  Indah & father- Paulus and Nick & I and Herlina their oldest daughter!  

Herlina is teaching herself Japanese & France at the same time!  San San & his sister Fiona are taking Chinese lesson already 4 years!  Amazing huh?  Very very bright kids! 

 Paulus & Indah are very gracious people and blessed us with a lovely meal and great company!

Thank you Widodo family! 

 We are thankful for your friendship and our times together! And .....Paulus.... we will never forget your kindness when Nick & I and you - arrived by plane on the same flight back from 
Singapore to Semarang...and your driver was outside ready to pick you up and bring you home to Salatiga....

The person who was sitting next to us on the plane -  she knew you AND that you lived in Salatiga AND that you were also on the plane ..AND would be traveling to Salatiga!  As we went through customs...she text you...you stopped your car outside the airport area...and you offered us a ride!!!

Oh Paulus.... how nice it was that for us returning from Singapore ~ not having to look for a taxi to drive us to Salatiga...AND then when we came into Salatiga...you took us to your beautiful home to meet your lovely family!  

AND then... to TOP it off....you & your wife Indah (just meeting you all for the first time!!!!) invite Nick & I to move into your house and stay there with you & your family "how ever long" we wanted to stay & live in Salatiga.... 

Amazing People you are!!!!!   

(this was just in the beginning stages of extending our visa in Singapore and trying to find a house to rent in Salatiga!) 

Talk about being kind to "strangers" well we felt their love & kindness immediately!

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Today I met Arien for coffee....- she teaches English at the University!  

 

 She had a special kind of coffee...can you believe this??????  Gosh really good huh?  Look at the little paw too? 

 As she was taking a picture - I took one of her! 

 Always making special memories with very special people!  We have been blessed - and continue to be blessed by God!

Thank you Arien...!!!  
 

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Today we said our Congratualations to Pak Rachmad & his new bride Ibu Menik!  Endah father was a widower and recently married!

 We enjoyed a visit to the house Pak Rachmad has been building!  We are very thankful to Endah's father...he has been very gracious to us giving us a short term lease these past months!

We are so happy to have been able to rent the house and enjoyed living in our cozy kampung!
Bu Menik proudly shared the wedding pictures & graciously gave us a copy!  Oh that was so kind of them...and just look at the pretty Javanese outfits they were dressed in on their wedding day!

 Yes I am going to miss my Endah...!  She has begun her Tutoring now and we are so proud of her!  She speaks English so well, she can help the new people who arrive here to learn to speak bahasa Indonesian.....and she is doing a great job....just as we thought she would!    
Of course Endah!

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Dinner with Gordon & Deborah -

We showed them this cute place on the outskirts of town...Joglo Ki Penjawi
... a very cute resto
to eat...up on the second floor overlooking Salatiga!

Deborah & Gordon are going to Papua after completing their language course here!  Oh we pray blessings upon these two!

www.joglokipenjawi.com

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Andreaz who is the manager at Kawan Kitchen...made us a beautiful going away gift:  for Nico - a batik shirt...and for me a tailored (yes he measured me) and I have this perfectly fitted blouse with embroidered and the scarf - oh my....the scarf is a BEAUTIFUL batik silk scraf - hand made! Gorgeous!  

Oh Andreaz - we so appreciate you!

You are so' gifted: he dances in the palace in Solo...the traditional Indonesian dance!

He makes clothes: creating his own style,  he hand-paints batik with his own specialized& unique colors & patterns...he has a college degree in business, and he is very reliable and best of all a great friend!  AND HE IS A BLESSING & friend to Elisha & Beppie!

Yes - and he is our private taxi driver too when we have needed to go here or there!

Our Andreaz - wears many "hats!"  We love you Andreaz!!!

 
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Sunday evening we invited ...Kristian & Lianne, Ewout & Liesbeth and Albert to come over to share our last meal together....for now! 

The Dutchies just can't seem to stay away from one another!!!! 

 
                                             Go Dutchies!

Last ordered dinner from Kawan Kitchen...and even though we miss Elisha's cooking....Agustine did a mighty fine job of nasi goreng dengen sayur dan ayam  (fried rice with veggies & chicken)

Then our neighbors would come over after prayer time....

8 pm....with........

 Hmmmmmmm.....Apple Pie!!!!!!!!!  Thank you Kasum!!!!

These neighbors are the sweetest and have so welcomed us here on Jalan Antasena! So very very Special friends! 

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 Frans came over and spoiled us with a really nice and tasty lunch...from a special warung he had recently discovered!  Yes Thank you Frans...that was so nice of you & how fun to experience the flavors of another island Papua & Ambon!
He sure has a great smile huh?

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Kasum & her daughter Intan came with a package for us...."hey what is this with all those red hearts on it Kasum?????"

Ah....so sweet!

A beautiful Batik table top runner!  Oh look how beautiful?????

Blues, biru, and reds, merah ....so pretty Kasum & Intan!

Thank you so very much!  It is lovely & so colorful! 

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We went by Linda for one more hug...and she showed us the doll house that her friend had made using Nick's layout and measurements!  Oh Linda your friend that a might good job...we wish him much success in continuing this - and you painted it such a pretty color Linda!
Good job!

A side view and area - Linda found a shop in town that sells the little furniture for the house!

Linda was all excited to share with us that her great niece Payton might be considering coming to the International School from the States...Oh wouldn't that we wonderful Linda!  She had been there for Christmas and so enjoyed her 1 month visit to her Auntie!
Linda showed us the material for the curtains..."to liven up the room upstairs a bit!" she said!  Ellen Likes!


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We came by to visit and say our farewell to the Kuntjoro family!

We are excited for them and to see how the work is progressing ~ 

 We will certainly miss our friends!

How about a "fun!" picture you guys? Sweet!
 

It is getting done on the outside...PTL! 

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 Pak Wawan & Ibu Nanik came to say farewell..."Sampai Nanti!"
They were the couple who had the Saturday afternoon Language Club meeting at their house!  We enjoyed their friendship!

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 We said our farewell's to Pak Gimin and his wife...and quickly we took a picture together!