Dear Friends,

Warm greetings from Indonesia.

The 17th of October I arrived here to work as a volunteer in the Christian mission hospital on the island of Borneo in the small village called Serukam.

On the picture above you can see the terrain and the roof tops of the hospital seen from the mountain.

In Jakarta I was warmly welcomed by a couple and their family whom I got to know online. They were just having their cell group when I arrived and later I could attend the 91^st birthday celebration of their grandma who speaks very well the Dutch language. Only some old people still speak Dutch. Indonesian is the main language here. I will spend one month learning a little of the language.

In the Hospital on the island of Borneo I was warmly welcomed  by the couple Dr. Ivan and Dr. Natalia. They are missionaries in their own country.

On the picture is the pond with rainwater from which the Hospital gets its water. My First task will be to clean the pipes which have gotten dirty over the years. Some faucets are clogged and the water does not flow very well in all buildings.

The medical mission here on the island has already existed for more than 40 years. I have already met missionaries whom have been here for many years and whom they themselves are 2nd or 3rd generation missionaries. They have experienced many things and even discontinuation of their visa so they had to leave the country. But now all is back to normal again and they are again working in the country. The patients come from far to be able to receive medical treatment. Pray that this place will attract many more people whom will hear the gospel. For more info see; www.BorneoHospital.com

With this I would like to bring to your attention 2 important websites with interesting Email news of these days. One is www.HonestReporting.com these people are checking if the news and the images you see are true, you will be amazed of what they discover. Also subscribe to www.Memri.org who translates all the important news from Farsi and Arabic so you can stay informed of news that never reaches your news source. They have many very interesting videos of which I have already forwarded one.

Thank you very much for your gifts and prayers

God bless you