honey hunting!

today I had the priviledge of going honey hunting with Pak Yusup, "the honey man". I actually went with him Sunday also, but we were unsuccessful in finding honey, so I wanted to go again so that I could get photos of him actually getting some honey. Well, today we did! he found a relatively large hive, but only took a small section off, just to show us how it's done, and he'll get the rest down later when the hive gets bigger. It was such a great opportunity to witness a profession that will most likely die out unless the next generation decides they want to take it over. I tell ya, wild honey straight from the comb tastes a lot different than the other stuff.

tomorrow is good Friday. We will have a special lunch at the clinic and enjoy what most others will enjoy on the day we call easter. Here in aceh good friday is recognized and taken off as a holiday, despite the unacceptance of the roots the holiday comes from. it is a good day for to share that we are observing it as a special day for our religion and open the door for others to ask questions. be praying that many doors are opened in the next few days and that hearts will be ready to hear and accept that people like me are not the enemy. being in an area where "church and state" are not seperated is quite a new experience.

okay, time to go. till next time.....