This is the third out of four posts of pictures from our recent visit to Langda, a small village in the mountains on our island in Southeast Asia. If you've missed the first two posts, check them out here:
Part 1 and
Part 2.
This was a significant visit for our family, as Langda is the beautiful place my husband was raised when he was young, as his parents have dedicated their lives to translating the Bible into the heart language of the Una people. This post contains pictures from our first 5-day visit as a family.
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| The Kroneman home in Langda |
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| B standing by the side of the house |
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| K's dad talking with an Una couple |
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| "Jump to Papa!" |
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| Tickles for J |
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| B loved playing outside |
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The kitchen
(note: one kerosene stove and one gas stove.
They have a small box oven, which can be used over one of the burners) |
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All our fresh produce for the week.
Those oranges were from a local tree, but were more tart than lemons
(we used them to make juice and added lots of sugar!) |
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| B at the dining room table |
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| My creative boys, playing "boat" |
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Watching above "creative boys" and enjoying hot drinks
(a staple in cool Landga!) |
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| These chairs were used by K and his brothers when they were small! |
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| B & J felt right at home |
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| Using the "old" bathtub! |
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| They don't need lots of toys to be entertained! |
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| Playing "doctor" and bandaging Opa's leg |
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Watching Salus make a fire in the old wood stove
(used to heat the house) |
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Papa's helper
(K was excited to help fix multiple things in the house) |
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The water system for the house
(collects rain water off the roof and then feeds the pipes to the house) |
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| Watching a new hut being built |
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| Roof is going on |
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| Main source of meat in the village: pigs |
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| An Una mama with 2 of her kids |
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| Walking down the airstrip |
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| One of the school buildings in the village |
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Everyone carries their heavy loads on their heads
(note the santa hat...likely she doesn't even know what this is,
just a nice warm hat for her to wear!) |
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B loved wearing sweatshirts
(something we never do in town, as it's usually 80+ degrees) |
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| Fog rolls through the mountains and village almost every day |
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| Stinker face |
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| There's the smile! |
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Papa helps J cross the bridge
(trench is dug to keep the airstrip drained and therefore, safer to land) |
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| Kroneman house in the background |
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| I love these three! |
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B has become my tree-climber.
He will climb any tree that he deems "climb-able" |
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| Fog in the valley |
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| An exciting find with Oma! |
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| Thrilled with the chance to pet a baby pig |
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| These boys were natural "village boys" |
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Sleeping under warm blankets
(it was cold at night and in the mornings!) |
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Dinner by candlelight
(as the battery charged lights were not all working in the kitchen) |
