We have friends who have been to Kupang before but, despite their assurance that we'd really enjoy our stay here, it was still a delight to discover where we would be living and working for almost a month.
Kupang is on the coast in southern Timor.
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| Overlooking the bay from the Guesthouse |
The guesthouse is due north of the airport about 7 km, perched on a steep cliff overlooking the bay.
Getting to the guesthouse was very interesting because it is surrounded by a wild mix of poor dwellings on one lane roads filled with dogs, goats, people and parked motorcycles.
The guesthouse, though simply furnished, is superbly maintained and able to house many visiting missionaries. As a result, locals might consider it the home of a rich family, making it a target for break-ins. The guesthouse is surrounded by a high wall with the traditional barbed wire.
We are blessed with a make-your-own breakfast, and prepared dinner each night. Guesthouse staff also will handle any laundry we might need done. This frees us up in the evenings to continue our (home) work.
Bedrooms are air conditioned, which we turn on when in them and off when we leave for the office.
We are driven each morning to the UBB office, about 20 minutes closer to Kupang, at 8 am, provided lunch and mid-morning and afternoon snack breaks.
The office studio which Julie uses is air conditioned, as is the IT/publishing office where Jon is hanging out. Good thing since it's been really hot lately.
However, we've lost power daily for up to 3 hours at a time. And this is in the capital...
More about our first day and spiritual warfare in our next post.
Getting to the guesthouse was very interesting because it is surrounded by a wild mix of poor dwellings on one lane roads filled with dogs, goats, people and parked motorcycles.
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| Home for now |
The guesthouse, though simply furnished, is superbly maintained and able to house many visiting missionaries. As a result, locals might consider it the home of a rich family, making it a target for break-ins. The guesthouse is surrounded by a high wall with the traditional barbed wire.
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| Room for lots of visitors |
We are blessed with a make-your-own breakfast, and prepared dinner each night. Guesthouse staff also will handle any laundry we might need done. This frees us up in the evenings to continue our (home) work.
Bedrooms are air conditioned, which we turn on when in them and off when we leave for the office.
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| Unit Bahasa & Budaya ("Language and Culture Unit") |
We are driven each morning to the UBB office, about 20 minutes closer to Kupang, at 8 am, provided lunch and mid-morning and afternoon snack breaks.
The office studio which Julie uses is air conditioned, as is the IT/publishing office where Jon is hanging out. Good thing since it's been really hot lately.
However, we've lost power daily for up to 3 hours at a time. And this is in the capital...
More about our first day and spiritual warfare in our next post.
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