there and back again

Hey guys, I just got back from an MK get-together this weekend. It was at Perry Pust's house, an MAF guy, formerly a pilot in Indonesia, now an MAF recruiter/representative in the Northwest. All of us that were there were connected through having been Indonesia and personaly knowing the Pusts; that is we had all either been in Indonesia, were MKs going to school with an Indonesian MK, or were good friends of or engaged/married to an Indonesian MK. Four of us from Moody here went, including one guy who grew up in Indonesia. We got there Friday night but most folks didnt arrive till Saturday. We ate authentic Indonesian food and hung out and had an awesome time. We played lots of games, watched a movie (we were also going to watch the God's Must Be Crazy never got around to it), discussed all sorts of things from the place of music in church to problems caused by large groups of missionaries living in one place to different types of food, and of course told many many stories and generaly connected as only MKs can! We had an incredible time. All of us knew at least one other person since the general idea was for the Indonesian MKs to come with whatever friends they wanted to bring. For my part, I only knew Perry Pust a little from his visits to Moody here and of course my fellow students that I went with. But of course within a very short time we had all warmed up and were laughing and rough housing (throwing little plastic toy balls at each other) and sharing outrageous stories of moterbikes and gigantic splinters and snake-zappers and all sorts of great experiences. I am always amazed by how quickly and strongly we MKs connect when we get together even when we dont know each other at all. I am so glad I am an MK!