Well here we are in Asia-Pacific and have been here for just over three months now. Every day we become little more used to living here, but there is still so much more for us to learn about the culture and language to really feel 'at home'. The biggest struggle we have faced is just getting to know people and feel like friends. When you don't speak the same language for the most part and what you do speak is just 'small talk', it is difficult to build deeper relationships. Having Jensen has been such a huge blessing to us in helping to meet people and begin to make friends. Everyone loves him because he is so chubby and white! He loves being here too and loves the people. Of course it is hard not to love people who give you endless snacks and let you do pretty much anything you want. He loves to go on walks around the neighborhood and knows where the two houses we visit most are. I guess he knows he will get cookies if he goes there.
Please continue to pray for us as we are trying to learn the culture and language. It is challenge for sure and we want to persevere even when it is very uncomfortable and seemingly impossible.
Colossians 1.21-23
And you who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in hi body of flesh by his death in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
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