Waking up today with the news of the Jakarta attack gave a tug to my heartstrings.
Jakarta was home to all of our children because that is where they grew up. It is sad to see the continued violence there. We lived there through the transformation of this nation by ME muslims who came in and indoctrinated the local young men. The change was rapid and unfortunate. We finally left Jakarta because of the growing violence and terror attacks.
In many ways Jakarta will always be "home" to us. One of our daughters is planning a return visit there in March.