Peter and Robyn have a very well appointed home in Bali. I had my own upstairs room that overlooked the adjoining rice fields.
After a very good night sleep and a nice breakfast, Robyn presented me with the days plan;
First stop - Bali Jail to meet Andrew and Matt, two of the Bali 9 member.
Second stop - Harley Davidson Bali
Third - Lunch
Forth - Visit C3 Bali
The visit to the Bali Jail was a humbling experience, it's one thing watching what is presented by the media on TV and the Press and another thing being there.
After the security screening we were allowed to enter a courtyard approx; 10 x 20 metres give or take. I was introduced to Andrew and his family who were also visiting and his girl friend. Andrew was very up beat and appeared to be in a positive mood.
Mathew joined us some time later and was very appreciative of our visit and was happy to chat about his time at the jail.
Robert Mc Jannett the recent Australian jailed in Bali also joined us for a chat.
The heat and humidity in the courtyard was very uncomfortable, despite fans and shade covering.
As we were leaving we run into several other Australians visiting the jail.
No mobile phones, cameras or videos were allowed in the jail.
After lunch and a couple of visits to Harley Davidson in Bali, we headed off to C3 Church in Bali to get an appreciation of what the church was doing within the community.
The plan was to visit one of the Bali slum areas, while getting ready to go we had a request that other peole want to visit the slums with us as well.
As it turned out it was the people that we had briefly met while visiting the jail.The guys that we run into at the jail turned up to talk to Ps Gayle about what C3 Church were doing to assist in the community, Gayle gave these guys an overview of the programs that C3 conduct within the community these include;
Project Hope; Adopting urban slum areas & villages that are in poverty and providing; clean water, house renovation and bedding
Child Sponsorship: Sponsoring children and young people that are in desperate need of education and have dropped out of school due to financial circumstances.
Transition Homes; Safe accommodation for Women in need.
Medical Ministry; Operation of a medical clinic each Sunday to provide affordable medical serviceman to provide a free service to those in poverty and to provide teams to visit slum areas .
After the presentation we visited the slums. The slums, for those people that have been here will understand, whole families living in 3 x 3metre rooms in what can be only described as squallier, absolutely atrocious living conditions, so you can see why the church has embarked on the above programs. To find out more or to help contact Ps Gayle at ; E: info@c3bali.org
Asked what they needed by the Sydney visitors, Gayle said: 30 school chairs, 10 Indonesia/English Dictionaries and Socks (Socks you may ask? The church purchased shoes earlier in the year and now needed socks, logical). These guys asked Gayle to order what they required and to have it all ready by Saturday prior to their departure back to Australia. Awesome.
After a very good night sleep and a nice breakfast, Robyn presented me with the days plan;
First stop - Bali Jail to meet Andrew and Matt, two of the Bali 9 member.
Second stop - Harley Davidson Bali
Third - Lunch
Forth - Visit C3 Bali
The visit to the Bali Jail was a humbling experience, it's one thing watching what is presented by the media on TV and the Press and another thing being there.
After the security screening we were allowed to enter a courtyard approx; 10 x 20 metres give or take. I was introduced to Andrew and his family who were also visiting and his girl friend. Andrew was very up beat and appeared to be in a positive mood.
Mathew joined us some time later and was very appreciative of our visit and was happy to chat about his time at the jail.
Robert Mc Jannett the recent Australian jailed in Bali also joined us for a chat.
The heat and humidity in the courtyard was very uncomfortable, despite fans and shade covering.
As we were leaving we run into several other Australians visiting the jail.
No mobile phones, cameras or videos were allowed in the jail.
After lunch and a couple of visits to Harley Davidson in Bali, we headed off to C3 Church in Bali to get an appreciation of what the church was doing within the community.
The plan was to visit one of the Bali slum areas, while getting ready to go we had a request that other peole want to visit the slums with us as well.
As it turned out it was the people that we had briefly met while visiting the jail.The guys that we run into at the jail turned up to talk to Ps Gayle about what C3 Church were doing to assist in the community, Gayle gave these guys an overview of the programs that C3 conduct within the community these include;
Project Hope; Adopting urban slum areas & villages that are in poverty and providing; clean water, house renovation and bedding
Child Sponsorship: Sponsoring children and young people that are in desperate need of education and have dropped out of school due to financial circumstances.
Transition Homes; Safe accommodation for Women in need.
Medical Ministry; Operation of a medical clinic each Sunday to provide affordable medical serviceman to provide a free service to those in poverty and to provide teams to visit slum areas .
After the presentation we visited the slums. The slums, for those people that have been here will understand, whole families living in 3 x 3metre rooms in what can be only described as squallier, absolutely atrocious living conditions, so you can see why the church has embarked on the above programs. To find out more or to help contact Ps Gayle at ; E: info@c3bali.org
Asked what they needed by the Sydney visitors, Gayle said: 30 school chairs, 10 Indonesia/English Dictionaries and Socks (Socks you may ask? The church purchased shoes earlier in the year and now needed socks, logical). These guys asked Gayle to order what they required and to have it all ready by Saturday prior to their departure back to Australia. Awesome.
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