Transitions

We're back in Indo! What a trip. 3 days in the air and in foreign towns can take a toll. Thus, it's taken me a week to get back online to write even a simple Blog. Pray for our continued adjustment to the time zone (jet lag) and the culture.

Mona caught a cold the first day back in Salatiga, which progressed to where she missed a day of teaching in her first week. But it wasn't just a cold that took her down. A lack of nutritional variety and quality played a role, too. In the States we ate fresh greens, tomatoes, grains, and other lovely rich-in-nutritional-value foods. Here, in the "land of veggies," we've had a booger of a time finding good veggies. What the local stores have are mostly rotting, picked too early, or old. Transitioning from a full menu of healthy goodies to a diet of white bread, canned tomatoes, cheese and beans leaves some things to be desired.

Yesterday I spent the entire workday in Semarang, the large coastal town to the north, on a veggie hunt. I finally found an expensive import store with zuccini, cucumbers, frozen strawberries, and various greens. Although more expensive than I can afford on a regular basis, I stocked up. Mona's recovery and transition into a healthy routine are worth a costly jump-start.

Please pray for her continued health and for her ability to restart her running program. (In case you didn't know, Mona ran a 5K in Little Rock and is working up to a 10K. We even purchased a membership to an in-town resort with workout facilities and a pool to accomodate for the tropical heat.)

Blessings to you for today in Him.