View the recap video from the summer 2024 trip to Malaysia and Indonesia….
5-24-2024
Today’s adventure was bittersweet throughout. While many were anticipating the long rest that awaits us in our homecoming, there remained a present sadness in leaving a place so filled with hospitable, loving people. This morning we departed at 8AM to see the Sultan’s palace here in Yogyakarta. Apparently, of all the provinces in Indonesia, Yogyakarta…
5/23/2024
Our first full day in Jogjakarta started out with splitting into two vans and heading to visit the Prambanan Temples, which were a variety of Hindu temples. We met some of the students that the Quinlans’ minister to, and they gave us a tour of the temples. While we were there, many of the locals…
5/22/2024
Today we have two authors. The first, Monica Malas will write about our travels and experiences on Wednesday, 5/22/2024. Our second writer, Sylvia Jones, will write about her experiences yesterday (5/21) that were slightly different than the rest of the group. There’s lots of pictures at the end today! The day started bright and early…
5/21/2024
Today we got to visit some of the K-12 schools in the same foundation as the university hosting us (UPH-Universitas Pelita Harapan). The first school we visited was Sekolah Pelita Harapan (SPH), a preK-12 international school with about 2000 students. This school holds special significance for one of our students, Antonius Priyanto, as it’s where…
5/20/2024
Today we have two bloggers, Abby, and Gavin. We will begin with Gavin’s account of the day, and finish with Abby’s reflection on the time we have spent in Malaysia and Indonesia so far. Today was a “free day” after the work done yesterday, spent seeing much of Indonesia. Most woke up early for breakfast…
5/19/2024
Today was our first full day in Indonesia. After a long day of travel on Saturday, some of us woke up early to go to the University Chapel to help lead the 7:30 AM Bahasa Indonesia service. The eight of us who went to the first worship service were the members of a trio, a…
5/18/2024
Today was a full day of travel as we left our friends in Sabah, Malaysia to head to Jakarta, Indonesia. By 6:00 am we had the bags in the bus and were handed Bao in a bag to-go. From Kota Kinabalu we flew to Kuala Lumpur and from there we flew straight to Jakarta, Indonesia….
5-17-2024
Hey everyone! We had an incredible last day in Kota Kinabalu. We started out with breakfast at the local curry house again and enjoyed more Roti Canai and Mango Lassis. During breakfast, we reflected on the incredible ways we’ve seen God move so far on this trip. After breakfast, we got to visit the Mari-Mari…
5-16-2024
Hey Everyone! We had another great day in Kota Kinabalu today! For breakfast, we went to a local restaurant and enjoyed some exotic juices and noodles with pork. I especially enjoyed the intestines, hearts, and livers in my soup – definitely a new experience for me. 🤯 After that, we headed over to Sabah Theological…