Time sure does fly by!

Well, we arrived back in Indonesia on Aug 5th! We enjoyed our overnight stay in Japan and didn't feel too bad as we entered into our home around 3am.The flight home was uneventful! We thank God for the time we were able to spend with friends and family over the summer.

As soon as we arrived home the boys went straight to their play room and we started to unpack. Jet lag was definitely felt more by all coming back to Indonesia than going to the states. Our break was over. We started school in service on Aug 11th and the kids started school on Aug 14th. Ever since then we have been pretty busy. We cannot believe it is almost October! Time sure does fly by!

To get you caught up a little on what we are all doing this year - -
Erin is working at BAIS the first 3 hours of the day. She has a few hours in between her "work schedule" and her Indonesian class. During her free hours she is meeting with her accountability partner, preparing for the Good News Club (that starts Sept 18th and will meet every Thursday), meeting with a group of Korean mothers to teach English to, and is trying to eat lunch with each boy at least once a month. She enjoys her schedule and enjoys what she is able to do.
Matt is continuing to teach English to the middle school and high school students at BAIS. He has 5 classes a day. He is also taking Indonesian classes once a day for the first time! Matt is also helping out with a guys study once a week during lunch, mentoring a student once a week after school, helping out with an English class once a month, and tries to play soccer with the neighborhood guys twice a month. He tries to use his time wisely since he doesn't have much of it:)
Kadin is in 4th grade this year. He is one of two boys in his class of 12 students. He is having to learn how to manage his time wisely due to the amount of homework he has this year. He is doing his best and continues to excel. He enjoys playing soccer with the neighborhood kids and would like to try out for the swim team when the time comes.
Jace is in 1st grade this year. He is one of 10 boys in his class of 14. He is also having to learn how to manage his time. He also has quite a bit of homework each day. He enjoys playing outside and enjoys soccer as well.  He is doing really well.

Well, that's our schedule!  We continue to build relationships with friends and family over here. God has placed us in a very unique community which we are very thankful and grateful for. We thank you all for your continued prayer and support. Although we love where we have been placed for this season in our lives, we truly miss all of you and wish we were closer. We will end with some prayer requests as you remember us in your prayers - -
-prayer for the Good News Club that is held every Thursday from 4-5:30
-prayer for us to make the most of every opportunity set before us
-prayer to be able to balance our busy schedules, continuing to take time for Him and our family
-prayer for continued health
-prayer for continued safety

Thank you once again for your prayers and support. Have a blessed day!!! Mekj