12 May 2008 – Monday

Wow am I getting lazy! No gym for 4 days now. I need to repent. We did hear from Tom and his family and they wished Mary ‘Happy Mothers Day.’ But we had to keep it short visit because our internet was really slow. Much slower than yesterday when we heard from Jim, Kristy and Charlotte.

We had a short morning because we left at 8:00 to go to Tangerang to inspect elder’s house at T1. Elders Herman and Djarkodi have kept the house in great shape – for the shape they found it. Elder Herman said that the house is coming up for re-newal and that all the problems need to be fixed before the lease is paid. Not only is the house being kept up well, but the elders seem to have a good relationship and are working hard.

After the inspection we went to a mall to get a new carry-on bag to replace the one we are leaving for ERS equipment. Our next stop was going to be to buy some bubble wrap but the traffic was terrible and Sam was not sure where it was so I voted for just going back to the office where there was work to be done. The traffic was heavy but it moved fairly well – better than I think any of us expected.

We stopped at Carrefour for some lunch and when we were walking through the mall, I noticed some material that I thought Mary could use for making some slacks. She had walked right by but I called her back and she ended up getting material for 4 pair. Utami will come tomorrow to deliver our last order and pick up the material. Her husband should have just enough time to get them done before we leave.

This was the first time we had eaten in Carrefour – which is strange since we are often there. The food court takes up a whole floor and mainly it serves Indonesian food. We walked the whole court and ended up at A&W. I know that is boring but neither of us felt adventurous – even Sam passed Padang to each a fish sandwich.

On our way to the office we stopped to pick up some printing. The price is so cheap that it is scary. At the office I worked on vocabulary while Mary prepared for her class tomorrow. After a couple of hours the internet went down so we wrapped thing up and came home.

I worked on my journal and pictures. Mary did not feel well so she just rested. Later we read from the A&P – we have slowed down because we read it both in Indonesian and English as well as translating it. We try to figure out the tenses, etc. and that takes time. I doubt if we will finish reading it before we leave.