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From the oil palms to the gaharu trees, Sierra and I have been taught about every type of plant, tree and vegetable that is indigenous to Malaysia. Just kidding, but between John Lee, Zacchaeus, and Raquel we have learned our fare share about gardening in the tropics.  The center is such a beautiful place and you could say it’s a  hub for tropical fruits. I love to walk around and check each of the different trees impatiently waiting for the next ripe fruit to be ready for picking.

We took all of the pictures on a five minute walk around the grounds... and each is a different native plant -- roses, okra, coconuts, basil, lemongrass, aloe, banana trees, bamboo, papaya, mango, chilies and dragon fruit... just to name a few.

It is so nice to be out in the middle of the “jungle” but there are times when that isolation can definitely get to us. The past two days have been nice we have been able to catch a ride into the market in Gopeng, which is about 15km(10miles) from the center. Seeing the bustling market has been quite the experience but much to our surprise it hasn’t felt like we are the objects of any special attention. Even thought we are probably the only two white people within a hundred mile radius, no one seems to give us the stare down or approach us to buy stuff from there little stands. Zacchaeus ,our new Malaysian bro, has been quite the tour guide giving us new things to try showing us what things are or where stuff is located. Although we are so far from where we call home it’s comforting to make new friends and see new things. God has blessed us with this awesome opportunity to see a part of the world that we thought we might never see and also the chance to serve the center. Cheers for now and hopefully soon we will have some sweet stories to share about some awesome adventures and new places we visit.