Indonesia, here we come!

Habitat for Humanity Thrivent Builds-- Team Indonesia!

August 6-13, 2017

Addie Behm
Jeff Brown
Rachel Brown
Jared Cohen
Julie Herder
Jackie Hintz
Colleen Hutchings
Griffin Hutchings
Gunnar Squires
Scott Squires
Sherith Squires

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Planes, trains & ...a ferry!

We made it! After flying, training & ferrying, it's been a long day! We'll update you more tomorrow, but for now: We arrived in Singapore at 6:15am on Sunday, August 6th. Together we figured out how to navigate the train & made it to our destination with plenty of time to eat "lunch" (at 9am) before taking the 10:45am ferry to Batam, Indonesia. We spent the day exploring Batam, getting to know the area, and gearing up for the week ahead of us. Tomorrow, we build! Tonight, we sleep!

Noodles are yummy.

Thursday, Habitat Build Day 3 After an awesome day of fun & relaxation yesterday, it seemed a few of us were having a rough time adjusting back to work mode-- even the chickens were laughing at us this morning. But, after some quick stretches, a little prayer & a whole lot of music, we were able to get ourselves in gear. :) Today we wired some more rebar, passed some bricks, dug tunnels for the septic pipes, and dug the septic tank. As Rachel would say, "Gotta make room for the poop!" It has been so neat to see the homeowners (Saepuloh and Sandra) really get their hands dirty and help with the build in any way they can. Today the two of them were working hard digging the septic tank. When we were passing the bricks from their pile by the side of the road up to where the house is (or will be) we made an assembly line. Iman (one of the Indonesian laborers) was at the end of the line stacking the bricks that I would hand to Griffin and Griffin would hand ...

Welcome to Batam!

Wednesday, Batam Cultural Day Today we got to take a break from working and experience a cultural day in Batam. Today was incredible! After our usual breakfast, we started off the day with a tour of Batam. First we visited a Buddhist temple called Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya. Outside the temple there were several stone Buddha statues posing with different animals. (A Buddha is one who has reached enlightenment.) We walked around the outside and got to peek inside as well. We then went to take a photo with the "Welcome to Batam" sign which looks like the Indonesian version of our Hollywood sign. The parking lot below (where you stand to get the sign in the background of your photos) was right next to what looked like the bones of an old warehouse building. It was neat to drive around the more city-like streets of Batam and see the sights. We noticed that everyone keeps their cars in really good condition and you rarely see dents in them. There are mopeds everywhere and t...

Habitat for Humanity Build -- Batam, Indonesia

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