Eagle in a Fruit Tree

It is really called Idul Fitri and it is the end of the Ramandan fast. Scott remembers the holiday by calling it eagle in a fruit tree. It is 6AM here at the mosques have been broadcasting prayers since last night at 7PM. At around 2AM, young boys or young men I could not quite figure out began practising their own abilities at calling out their prayers. Because the prayers are not usually in a key that most boys can chant/sing there was a whole lot of shrieking going on. They are still at it this morning and because there are so many mosques in one area, it has become the battle of the prayer calls.

Ear plugs can only shut out so much ... needless to say this eagle in the fruit tree holiday may be spent taking naps.

Why this picture you may ask. It really was meant for the last blog but the Internet wasn't working. Efar is a military post and this gentlemen was eager to pose with Scott for this picture. From this vantage point you can see Lake Sentani and to the right of the picture Sentani airport.

As unusual as it may be for an eagle to be in a fruit tree, how about a rap concert with MK kids!

If you can picture this in your minds eye. A 10th grade girl dresses up for a concert in a gingham red polka dot dress as if she is Dorothy from Kansas. The concert she is going to attend isn't Bill Gaither but two men from Texas who rap to the Glory of God. Having never heard rap she is standing shoulder to shoulder with other very sheltered MK's raising their hands, trying to keep the rhythm and generally having a GREAT time. The men had come out to do concerts in the area, rap has reached to the youth of Papua and as much as I might not appreciate the medium, the words reflected the word of God for the glory of God. I know my age may reflect my taste, but I so enjoyed the simplicity of truth that the gospel represented to all the people at this concert even though it was said in rap but maybe because it was...

happy eagle in a fruit tree day, may the loudness of the all night prayer calls never disturb your sleep and the next time you are invited to a Rap concert given by men who love Jesus, go... who knows, you may even see the glory of God in the simplicity of all its truth.