Yojakarta

I had the opportunity at the last minute to go to Yogajakarta over the long weekend. It was a great chance to get away for a couple of days. We did some shopping, went to Borobudur, Merapi which exploded in 2010, and to Prambanan Temple. We made lots of new best friends wherever we went.

Wasteful Worship

This past week in church we read the story of the woman who poured nard on the feet of Jesus and wiped her hair in the nard as a way to worship Jesus. The bottle of nard was worth a years wages, and some people scoffed at the waste of money. Jesus did not consider it a waste because He was being worshipped because of it. We were then challenged to be wasteful worshippers this week. An orphanage that my church sponsors came to sing and share what is happening in their lives. They also are trying to get sponsorship for the year to be able to cover school costs. As a church we bought them all new mattresses last year. We are in the process of raising money to buy them new bedding to go on the mattresses. A couple of us decided to take them out to KFC after the service as a form of wasteful worship. This is what it looked like.

Funny Google Search

We have a 4 day holiday coming up next week, and I am trying to figure out where to go. I found a semi-cheap ticket to Solo, Indonesia which is in Central Java. Before I bought the ticket I wanted to find out what there is to do in Solo. This is what my google search came up with.

Can't you get a gun the same place I bought my shoes?

This was the question that Scott posed over dinner last night. Brittany and I saw a rat in my backyard last night, and we decided that we needed a gun.

Don't worry- it looks like it can do some damage but it is just an air gun. We might practice with pop cans first, move to cats, and then go for the rat.

We also bought a yoga ball last night. This is Brittany with both of our exciting purchases from the evening.

If anyone has any hunting tips, I am open to suggestions.

Soy Milk... Sort Of

I tried to make soy milk. Some of Brittany's students were going to make it. I thought, I can do that. I should just make my own. Silk is so overrated. Here are the steps that I took to making it.

Step 1: Buy Soy Beans aka Kacang Kedele.

Step 2: Soak beans over night.

They will look like this after a good soak overnight.

Step 3: Throw out the bad water. Rinse the soy beans.

Step 4: Smash the beans in a blender.

Step 5: Squeeze the smashed beans using a clean dishrag to get out all of the liquid.

Step 6: Boil the liquid with a little bit of sugar and vanilla. Stir constantly.

Step 7: Let cool and drink up. Or in my case add a little bit to smoothies because it is too thick to drink. It is more the consistency of pudding.