I just want to say, I'm sorry for not posting anything lately, but it's just because I feel like nothing interesting and NEW has happened. We've been doing some new things... and we've been doing some interesting things. But I haven't felt that anything has fallen into both categories. We are doing ministry with children and the orphanage and etc... but I've already given an idea about what that's like so it seems repetative for me to talk about. And I doubt anyone cares about the rat that keeps sneaking into our kitchen (I've named him Roger)...
I thought a few days ago with the Fukashima "problems" I hit the motherload with a blog! There were all these text messages (and actual news coverage) going around about how even in Indonesia we had to avoid being outdoors (especially after a rain) and we were getting really ... frazzeled. And annoyingly helpless. Because we don't have the internet in our house so we can quickly find reliable news coverage- and everyone in Indonesia was saying completely different things about if we actually had to worry or not. We knew the local news wasn't getting everything right- it just sounded.... wrong. But how wrong was it? How over-exaggerated? This wasn't some chain-email I get (repeatedly- haha) from my mom about "the new gang in town who will hunt you down if you flash your lights at them". It would pretty embarassing to do nothing and then, oh I don't know, die of radiation poisening (or lose my hair!!!).
It was quite a frustrating experience. I had to text a darling friend in Canada and ask her to do some smart googling for me (we weren't even close to being at any sort of risk FYI--hence, no dramatic blog *sigh*).
Extra annoying was the fact that even European news channels were reporting flat out WRONG facts. I can understand getting caught up in the hype the day of.... but the day AFTER?!-- there was definitely enough time for them to get the story straight.
In conclusion, if I ever catch you helping to spread confusion and/or mass hysteria among people without first checking if the information you're spreading is correct, I will hit you. Not a Christ-like tap either (sorry Jesus). I will smack you with all the farm-girl strength I can muster.
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