Only 6 Days?

It's really weird, but we can't believe we've only been here for 6 days. We feel so established here already, which is really really weird considering that we aren't even almost set up and will be moving again in 3 weeks.

I think a lot of it is that we have met some really great people here already...in our neighborhood. The girl I told you about last time, Magali...my "Portuguese teacher"...she works at the bakery up the road on the corner that her family owns. Well, the next space over is the internet place where I check my email and type you all a blog update. I'm sure if I asked, the owner of that place would be kin to Magali too, because the space after that is a little market, owned by Magali's aunt. The space after that is Magali's house (her whole family lives there, grandmother included). And then every night they have a little tent that they set up at the corner of their house with 2 tables and chairs and they have a grill...a portable restaurant. Talk about entrepreneurs! :) They are a great family and every time we go, we feel like part of the family. It's like going to Double E...well, sort of (for you that don't live in Saline, that's the general store in Saline).

Today we went and had lunch with the president of Asas and his wife. The food was great and we just love them...it was fun. We came home and Joel and Priscilla ran errands and the rest of us relaxed...the kids slept.

We continue to look at different options for cars. The options are definitely more limited here than in the U.S., just so you understand the situation. So, please continue to pray for that. A great couple let us use their car this weekend and then another couple let us use their car this afternoon, so we are being taken care of for sure.

For those of you who don't have Skype, get it. We can talk to you for free over the internet. We've talked to Joel's parents a couple of times already that way and it is really handy and easy. Go to Skype.com or to our website and you can download from there under the "contact us page."

We will have internet access at our house with our own laptop in July once we move to that other house. So, for now we aren't able to post pictures on the blog...sorry. But, as soon as I can, you know I will.

Thanks for your prayers. We are definitely feeling them.