The second week draws to a close....

Wow it's been a week since I posted something! Good intentions....

I'm finally on a schedule, which makes me feel a lot more settled. I spend my mornings at the school and then head home to watch Noah for 2 hours while his parents are in language school. I hope to walk home most days (it only takes 20 min), as it is a beautiful walk and I can use the exercise! Weather permitting of course. My current project at the school is the elementary library; making sure everything is organized and in it's place, fixing old books that are falling apart. It shouldn't take me too long to finish, as long as I don't get too distracted by all of the good books I'm finding :-) or by the view out the window. I easily lose track of time while watching the "goings-on" outside.

I visited the Lourdes church last Sunday morning and, though I didn't understand anything that was said, I really liked it. The people are very friendly and there's a good spirit at the church; and the pastor is a good speaker. I'll most likely visit a few other of the churches too though before I settle in one.

The fog finally lifted, and when it left the temperature dropped. That's ok with me though because now the sun is shining, the sky is clear, and the air is crisp and invigorating. One can see for miles from our apartment on top of a hill; towns, farmlands, pastures. And the cloudless sunrises have been glorious to see!

I got quite a blessing the other day from "Jesus Loves Me". I was singing it to Noah putting him down for a nap and rather than repeating the same verse over and over I tried to remember the other verses as well. The third verse ends with "Thou hast bled and died for me; I will henceforth live for thee" and the strength of that phrase really struck me, especially being in a child's song. Parts of "Amazing Grace" stood out to me more than usual as well. In thinking about it I've concluded that we become so familiar with songs that we cease to notice the words, especially since we have the convenience of glancing at the songbook. Because I didn't have a hymnal accessible I had to concentrate on the words in order to remember them, which made me actually think about what it was I was singing. Anyway, it was a blessing.

The missionaries here are a wonderful, warm, and welcoming group of people. Every one of them is so excited to be here doing what they're doing. They love the people, love the country, love each other, and obviously love God. It's refreshing, and convicting, to be surrounded by people who are completely sold out to God and so clearly walk with Him. One can't help but be infected by it.

That feels too abrupt for a closing but I don't really have much more news! And this is already too long as it is. So...again, please keep me in your prayers . I'm having a wonderful time and enjoying every new experience that comes my way, and that's partly due to all of the support from back home.