Jakarta update

Early Saturday morning we met with Maybe, our Hope worldwide leader in Indonesia. We travelled about an hour outside Jakarta to Sentul, where Hope worldwide houses a clinic and orphanage. Once there we met with several local doctors and volunteers and set up a clinic at the local school. After clinic, we went back to the orphanage to take a tour and to see the babies.

For the evening, we went to a mall near our hotel. This mall is huge and has at least 8 different levels. Prices for American goods are ridiculously cheap too. For dinner we enjoyed a delicious all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ where we grilled our own meat. It was amazing and we will probably go back soon.

Sunday was our first full day on our own. We went to Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa, an ironwood boat yard. The boating cargo is mainly wood and water. We hired a local to give us a tour. He took us onto one of the boats and into the neighboring community.

After the boat yard, we headed to MONAS, the national monument. Our driver got lost and it took over 2 hours to reach our destination, which turned out to be within 15 minutes of our hotel. Otherwise the monument was touristy and enjoyable. Late Sunday, Dr. Gossman arrived to our hotel and he will be helping us in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Yesterday we visited Hope worldwide's tuberculosis clinic. We set up clinic and treated locals. We also learned how to do a lab test for tuberculosis, which we later used to diagnose patients. Wednesday we will return to this clinic.

We are leaving shortly for our next clinic so more updates soon. We miss you all!

-Missy