T minus 4 days until baby Ludvicek #2's due date! We are currently sitting at a cozy little guest house in the middle of Jakarta waiting for Jack's little brother to arrive. Initially we planed to have the baby a little closer than 12 hours from our home in Salatiga, but we learned just a few weeks ago that is not what God had in mind. So, after we finished our fifth unit of language school we packed up and headed west to meet a new doctor, at a new hospital, and wait for our new baby. We have been here almost two weeks now and our time has been a bit more eventful than I anticipated. First, on hearing we would be here a while Alex was asked to take his Indonesian flight and maintenance certification exams. As quite a few people have failed these the first time around, this caused a sufficient amount of stress. I am happy to report that those tests are now both finished and passed! We have also meet a few interesting folks passing through the guest house since we have been here. Including a local gentleman involved in amazing ministry here in Jakarta (I wish I could share more!), bible translators, a family living in the outer villages of Papua providing schooling for children of the lowest classes and means there, and a few fellow MAFers from Papua who we had not meet before including Indonesia's regional director. As we have meet each family a common theme has come up. There are absolutely not enough pilots right here right now! Just this year at least 6 families have left the MAF program in Papua to return to the states, and five more the year before. And while turnover is part of life here, Alex and I will be the first family headed to the region since over two years ago, and it will be at least another year before anyone else follows who will also be able to serve in the more remote bases once all their training is complete. This is no small thing. It means that nearly all of the MAF bases in Papua are operating dramatically below their average need and capacity. It also means that many workers and nationals are not able to get the help that they desperately need. So, to those of you who have been supporting us and praying for us during this process THANK YOU. What you are doing ACTUALLY matters to REAL people and affects their lives in REAL ways! Even we tend to lose sight of that sometimes as we trudge through the daily process of life here and language learning.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorsWe are just a couple of kids from Iowa learning to trust Christ daily and aiming to serve Him though mission aviation. Archives
August 2023
Categories |