Our New Home!

A month ago we arrived in our new city with 10 suitcases and our carry-ons.  We spent the next weeks searching for a house to rent, looking for furniture to buy and learning our way around this populous city.  The Lord graciously led us to this house!  It was not marked "for Rent" but it looked empty and we asked the neighbors about it.  We were able to find the owner and he agreed to rent it to us!  It has been empty for a few years but he recently had it renovated for a renter who backed out.  We feel so blessed because it is in a good neighborhood and has everything we need.  Thank You, Lord!

  Even though it was recently renovated, there was still lots of work to do.  Again, the Lord provided a hard working and honest man who has worked for several weeks to do all the things that were needed to make the house ready.  As I write this, he is finishing repairs in the kitchen!  

As we have traveled about town, we've seen and done some fun stuff.  Come take a mini-journey!

Here are piles of dried beans, corn, onions and other items for sale by weight at the grocery store.

Eating Padang food.  Famous for it's spicy-ness, but oh-so-yummy.  Plus, you get to eat with your hands.  What could be more fun?

Whoa!  Do you think I should buy this living room set?  It is spray painted gold!  This is one of the stores we went to.  I couldn't help taking a picture of this!

One day we played tourist and went to see the big soccer stadium with some friends.  Our city is getting ready to host the SEA Games in November.

Here's a fun little restaurant that we ate at. The boys had their own little "pondok" to eat in!

Want some squid?

How about a fried fish head?

The boys helped some volunteers prepare gift bags for an orphanage.

And now for a break from rice.  Crispy chicken, awesome!  Whoa, better not fill up on that big 'ole stack of fries!

Every day we discover something new, different, funny, sometimes hard or weird, but always very interesting!