Saturday Visits

Our Saturday visits to the less active with Branch President Soewardi are always an adventure!!  The reason many of these individuals are less active is because they live so far away from the chapel and are unable to attend church.  On Saturday we spent many hours searching for a family who live in a village about 30 miles from Surabaya.  They are the only members in their village.  It was pouring rain and streets were flooded...some were even closed!  We traveled into a jungle-like area on narrow dirt roads typically traversed by motorcycles rather than autos.  It was a little nerve-wracking trying to navigate these winding narrow roads in rain and darkness!!  

There were two weddings occurring in the village that night...roads were blocked off and people were mingling in the streets, on porches, and in shops.  When we finally found the family we had a delightful visit with them.  Brother Sujono is a high school math teacher in Surabaya.  We met one of their sons, who is a fairly recently returned missionary.  One of the first things Sister Sujono asked me (in front of everyone) was how old I was!! I looked pretty bedraggled and probably appeared ancient to her!  They fed us batso  (a meatball soup) that was delicious.  They're trying to start a restaurant (right in front of their home) and batso is their specialty!  

Though the travel was long and arduous, the spirit and friendship was warm and inviting!  Another great day in the mission field!

Rainy day Saturday

The beginning of our trip to the Sujonos

The landscape begins to change....

The Sujono Family...President Soewardi is next to dad

The family restaurant...right outside the front door!