Every morning when we arrive at school, we have a wonderful view of our local Mt. Merbabu Volcano. Thankfully, this volcano is dormant and has been for a very long time. There is no threat to us at all! The one just beyond however has been spewing clouds of ash for weeks now. Today we watched, as every few minutes, another cloud of ash rose to the sky and then the winds would carry it away over some unfortunate town nearby. At every break between classes, we would poke our heads out the door to see it spew some more. There were several eruptions today that were quite large and we are all anticipating the big one to come in the next few days. Our windows are now covered and closed for the most part and our Pembantu’s dusted 2 times in 4 hours this morning. When we arrived home at 12 noon, there was already more ash on the floor and furniture. We have heard that they evacuated the people around the volcano on Monday and we are hopeful that they have all chosen to leave that area. We are fine here and have enjoyed it from a distance! Just thought we’d update you all on the situation before the news did! Bethany
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we are thinking of you and praying for you often. I read the post about your language classes. I am praying that the Lord will continue to give you what you need to get thru each day. I am sure it's weird to have read about culture shock and then experience as well. I enjoy reading your posts and am so glad you guys are doing well. Know that people very far away are thinking of you.
becky, can you send me an email as to who you are? Bethany
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