Another Week

Hey Everyone

I just realized that I haven't written anything since last weekend. That's mostly due to the fact that this week was a lot like last week. We're still trying to learn the Somali language but that's going well. Kim and I are mostly tutoring on our own now. We have two families that we're working with to help with Math and English. When we're not putting in air conditioners or pricing fences or working with students, we mostly read. Our hosts have lent us a huge supply of books so that we can better understand our new friends and their religion. I'm also spending time on my sermons. I'll let you know how they go over.

Today we had a very diverse cultural experience. We went with our hosts to a Hindu temple, a Muslim mosque, a Somali restaurant, and then Kim and I went to a Swedish furniture store. (Yes, you read that correctly. There is an IKEA 15 min from where we're staying and we definitely went there.)

Anyway, tomorrow we're going to play tourists and visit Niagara Falls. Hopefully I can take some pictures that will be worth putting up here.

Again, I thank you all for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. We miss you.

In Christ,
Alex (and Kim. I put Kim in parentheses because I wrote this entry in the first person and Kim isn't sitting here with me anyway. But I assure you, she supports what I wrote)