July 4th Week

On Sunday night, we got a call from a friend who needed to get her daughter to the hospital.  We were able to order a car for them.  The next morning we got another call from them.  The daughter had been transferred to another hospital, and they did not have their Family Card, one of the official identification documents that is needed.  It was actually at church, because the children had used it for the trip to the youth conference.  

Our driver agreed to come in on Monday, his day off.  We went to church, then the hospital.  The tradition in Indonesia is that family members stay and watch over the patient.  A teenaged brother was staying there, and Elder Porter got into the act as well.  So we didn't really get a day off that week.

On Tuesday we had our usual district meeting and remembered to take a photo with the current cohort of young missionaries.  They change possibly every six weeks, so we try to capture each group.

On Wednesday night after English class, a bunch of people get together for Ultimate Frisbee at Lapangan Merdeka, a park that is a happenin' place.  We knew there had been a city birthday event the previous weekend but we didn't realize how old it was.  Um, how old is St. Augustine?

It was a fun game, because some tourists from the Czech Republic decided to play with us!  They were at least a foot taller than the Indonesians and were good players.

On Thursday night we brought a lesson into the home of a friend who is working in Hong Kong, but had to leave her three children at home with extended family.

Great lesson and they fed us satay that was not too hot.

Our branch president had been a counselor for the youth conference and Elder Porter got a frame for his certificate recognizing that service.

Last Friday we had a lesson about USAmerican holidays in general, and then on Friday, July 5 had a fun lesson about USAmerican Independence Day.

Below is a video with a song from the youth who returned from the conference.  Perhaps one of the grandchildren recognizes it?