MISSION RELEASE and HOMECOMING

We were released from our mission 3 January 2013. We absolutely loved our mission, loved the people we met and the new friends we made. However...time to go home. Our Homecoming was great. Family and friends greeted us. We were tired and bleary-eyed, but loved seeing everyone.

We flew from Jakarta to Taipei, Taiwan, then to Los Angeles, then to Charlotte, and on to Huntington, WV. 22 hours flight time, 9 hours layovers.

Over the Pacific

Los Angeles LAX

Our first face to face meeting with Alexa whose first birthday was yesterday January 3, 2013.

 

 

Adam (Grandpa's boy), Gale holding Alexa (she would not go to Grandma), Gail, Abby (grandma's girl) standing in front of her mom Annie, Kim, Toni, and Pat.

 

Sue and Jim Palmer--great friends

 

Adrian, Gale with Alexa, Kim, Adam in front

 

Glad to be home!

 

 

Construction

Construction methods are interesting---safety measures are not up to US standards--many times the workers don't even wear shoes!  Everywhere you go there is ongoing construction.  On a good day the workers get paid the equivalent of $4 to $5 US for the day!

 



The first three pictures---Bamboo Scaffolding!

 

 

The next three pictures are of a major elevated road being built over the road we travel each day to the office.

 

 

 

No shoes!

I have never seen a wheel barrow in Jakarta--they use these small pans to move dirt, etc

 

 

 

SWIMMERS--So modest!

Here are some of the swimwear options available in Indonesia: