The flight was long but good - travelling an entire day and night with one another across the globe was a memorable experience. The closer we got to Indonesia, the more excited we all became.
The warm climate and hearts of our brothers+sisters welcomed us here and they brought us to the YWAM base. We enjoyed a delicious meal of chicken, rice, fried soja, and stir fried vegetables with fresh pineapple for dessert. Since none of us really slept at much on the plane, we all went to bed early - also grateful that the night air brought some cooling from the humid heat (31C/85F).
Right now the team is in the lounge outside my room and I'm in my room, listening to them worship the Lord in prayer and praise. Why am I in my room?! I'm sick with a bad chest cold - the cold I've been fighting with for nearly a week settled into my chest during the flight. Freddy is taking over the leadership until I'm back on my feet. What a blessing to have a team so committed to the Lord and one another that when one is weak the others fill in and take their places. I am deeply grateful for these guys.
We also have two "new" members of our team: Vivi and Ferry. This is part of the guidelines of the Call2Worship course: that 2 local staff join up with us. In this way they are trained in some ways and can provide the link to all the course participants and follow-up networking. Vivi has been doing all the preparation for the C2W here in Bali - promotion, registration, practical details, etc. So, in some ways she is no stranger to us at all. Ferry is staff from Djakarta and had hoped to do the School of Worship in Holland some years back, but was unable. It's wonderful to have him join up with us now.
The course begins on Monday and we have around 25 full time participants and a number of others who want to join in now and then in the course.
Please pray for us as we make the adjustment to this land: it's people, climate and customs. Please also pray for health (my cold, Amadeus has a cold, Trijntje's backpain) and spiritual protection, including good sleep (Ben, Hilde and others are not sleeping well). We believe that God has called us here to be a BLESSING!
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Blessings from Bali,
Belinda
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