Settling in...

Hello friends! Sorry for the long delay of posting. Making plans here in Africa is much easier said than done. :) We plan to post weeekly, but only the Lord knows for sure.

We are getting settled now in our 5th and final house. It's absolutely lovely and truly a wonderful set up for us and the Urquhart family. Levi and I have the lower level with a bedroom, bathroom, and even miraculously, a study. We have one small desk right now that is thankfully just long enough for two laptops. The hot water has worked ever since Day 4, and for that we are very very thankful. I'll attempt to remember to post pictures soon, but there are two great porches where we sit and enjoy the pleasant evening weather. The couches have yet to arrive, but there is at least a lovely dining room table big enough for all of us.

We continue to enjoy our school, staff, and the students. God is doing great things here at school and it's such a joy to serve him with fellow believers. It is tiring work each day, of course, but comforting to know that God is with us, strengthening us.

For those of you who can, please enjoy the following creature comforts we're missing. We'll try to live vicariously through your senses.
-sour candy
-clothes with the fresh dryer softness and warmth
-shopping at Trader Joes
-frozen yogurt
-boneless, skinless chicken
-sunsets that last more than (not exaggerating) 4 minutes. It goes from sunny to pitch dark so fast.
and now I should stop. :)

We are enjoying fantastic pineapple, ripe avocados, and delicious handmade bagels. So far, the most adventurous new food has been goat, thanks to Louisiana's finest host and hostess. We stayed there for House #2 and they threw us all long awaited goat roast once the rest of the Karisimbi clan arrived. It was some of the best barbecue I'd ever had. Kristen's food is of course delicious as always. Sadly are moving through our dearly loved rations of almond butter, brownie mix, brown sugar, chocolate chips, M&Ms, etc.

The kids are thrilled with each gecko and toad and skink that they find in the yard. There are lovely little birds that Kristen could tell you about, but so far all I know is we've seen a brightly colored kingfisher, a crowned crane for sale in someone's pocket along the road, a cute little black and white bird, and a cute little gray bird. Kristen announced yesterday there were bat droppings on the window and apparently this is something to cheer about, not be grossed out by.

All in all, we're still getting settled, but at least we're on the path. It's hard to believe we haven't even yet been here two months. Thank you for your prayers for us as we try to love and teach the students of Kigali.