Snow in October!!
Yes, we got SNOW on Saturday! People from home were wearing shorts on Thursday…how crazy the weather is. Praying for everyone and their loved ones back home, as Tropical Storm Sandy heads up the East coast and Lord willing all will be safe. Also for the team in Haiti, that they have a safe flight home on Thursday. I read an e-mail from Tracy before they left with concerns about delaying trip to Haiti – only God knew they would get a few extra days to love on the orphans!! Guess the big excitement for me is my intensive Polish classes. There are 2 other students in my class and our teachers switch off. I am thankful that I have a good Polish base to start with this class, as it moves very quickly. My vocabulary is starting to improve and retaining more, so I am able to follow the teacher better. Update on the new location – work is getting started and hopefully we will be able to meet our goal of opening for Thanksgiving. Lord knows are needs and we would appreciate your prayers. All Saints day is Thursday and we hear the cemeteries are well decorated and a sight to see. A classmate and I may be traveling a few days, so that we can see part of Poland and have time to practice our Polish. It would be great to have a travel partner! I received a goodies package today from WV – Thanks Melinda! Also got a really nice letter and picture from my aunt too! It was a good mail day! :0) God is so awesome…just as I was writing this update, I got a call from Haiti and had a chance to speak to the team there! Also got to see Haiti and the hot weather – as the snow is melting here! LOL
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Another funny thing – Sunday – here in Poland we were to turn the clocks back…so I arrived at church an hour early! (Sound like someone else you know)! Classes have been going well. There are 2 other students – one from Austria and the other from Switzerland. We also have 2 different teachers – Olga on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Iwona on Tuesday, Thursday. I am very thankful for having classes with Jola until now, since it has helped me keep up with this intensive class. Joy, who is actually Chinese, but lives in Switzerland for the last 14 years, has been a huge blessing. She loves to ask questions and really wants to help me learn Polish. She actually has a friend who is willing to talk with me – to help me pronounce the words properly and in turn, I will help him improve his English. That will probably be next week, as we have a holiday on Thursday – giving us a 4 day weekend. Lord willing, Joy and I will do some traveling and practice our Polish! As I shared with you earlier- we got snow on Saturday. It was kind of a strange day anyway – there is a crew narrowing the street outside my window and snow is falling. I took a few pictures – just for those who think I was joking. Our teacher said today that this is the first time she can remember show in October! Work is starting on the new location, so English Discussion Groups are on hold for a little while…so I took a break from studies to chat with my parents, when I got a call on skype – from HAITI!!! Tracy did confirm that she was actually happy they had to stay in Haiti a little longer…it is also neat to hear first hand how the Lord is blessing their time there. Not to mention that it is 80 degrees there…but there are challenges like the early morning alarm clock – I mean rooster crowing! Just have to laugh – Pastor Bill was wiping sweat off his forehead, while I am sitting here in long pants and a sweatshirt! LOL Tomorrow morning, our Women’s Bible Study is not meeting to discuss the book study, but meeting at My Baby Café – so Mom’s can have their kids play, while we can get together and chat. The café is a little over a block away from me and I am excited to go and fellowship before my Polish class! Please continue to keep us in your prayers – with the building project, God continuing to bring people to us and for all the Lord has before us! Love & miss you tons…
“Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.” Proverbs 4:5
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