A New Adventure

Our family is off on a new adventure!  

Do you want to know where we are? 

Yes, that red star shows the island of Penang, right off the west coast of the peninsula of Malaysia.  It is very close to the large island of Sumatra (one of Indonesia's large islands). 

Here are some facts about Penang:

• It is the food capital of Malaysia (some people journey here just to eat!)
• It is the Malaysian state with the highest population density
• It is the most developed and most economically important states in the nation
• It is the state with the greatest population of ethnic Chinese
• It is a very diverse state with a great percentage of Chinese, Malay, and Indian

It is amazing place to live and is much more modern than where we were before.  It is a different culture and way of life than we are used to, so it will take some adjustment.  Malay is similar to Indonesian, but not exactly the same.  We can read and understand all signs (even though they use words in a way we would not).  They understand us okay, but sometimes, when they speak quickly, we have a hard time understanding them.  

What are we doing here?
We are going to be serving at:

 

 

You can learn more about the place where we will be at:  www.dalat.org
Casey will be the facilities director, Sharon will be teaching and the boys will be going to school there!  That's why we are here and we are excited about where God has led us.

It's a beautiful place...we hope you will come visit :).  We will try to share more on this blog about what life is like here and what we're doing.   We've done a little bit of exploration, but have a lot more to do.  There is a lot to see and experience in Penang and in the country of Malaysia. 

 

I think its fair to say we love living on tropical islands :)