We got to Bali after 12am - David (the national missionary with CFTIW on Bali) met us there. So good for Gary and I to see our old friend and to introduce him to the team!
We arrived at our hotel in Bali around 1:00am. Clay and his son, Luke, met us there. Great to see Clay again, and it was the first time for the team to meet Luke. He is such a great young man. Very energetic and very personable, with a great sense of humor!
Everyone was tired but very glad to finally be in Indonesia!
After getting some much needed sleep we had our first nasi goreng, which is Indonesian fried rice, usually having bok choy and a fried egg on top. Topped with a little sumbal (Indonesian garlic-chile paste) it's incredible!
After changing some money we started for BATI. With every time frame given in Bali you have to add for traffic - it probably took us an extra hour to get there, but it was sooo worth it.
BATI stands for Bali Appropriate Technology Institute. BATI was founded by Russ and Made Alit. Many of Rus's technologies can be found here. Rus Alit is an Appropriate Technologist, which is someone who visits third world countries and introduces simple but effective technologies, "Appropriate" for the local peoples, climate and culture. BATI is a training institute used to teach others about appropriate technology and they teach people how to make their own pumps and water tanks. Rus worked with World Vision for many years but now contracts for various projects.
Shown in one photo is a sand filter - after sand is in tank it's filled the rest of the way with water. Good bacteria forms on the top of the sand and when the water filters through it is 99.5% pure.
Another photo is a ram pump that they made to feed the tanks.
You can learn a little more at the BATI website which also links to Camp Bali, which is held at BATI. http://www.campbali.com/BATI.htm
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