God has provided

Well, here we sit in our new home in Bardejov, Slovakia, amazed at how God has provided for our family in innumerable ways! This first week here has been a blur of activity, new people, many boxes, and late nights. Jet lag took a few days to recover from; for the first three nights, the kids would wake up just when we headed off to bed. They were ready to play and we were exhausted. Missionaries and some nationals stayed in our house off and on for the first 5 nights, helping us unpack and begin to settle in. We have been doing a lot of charades to communicate with the people. They are so gracious as we try to figure out what each other is trying to say. The church here has welcomed us in many amazing gestures of kindness. We even have a dog for a few weeks until the homeowners find him a new home. He knows how to open the front door and walk right in if it's unlocked!

The kids have seemed to adjust fine so far. We visited the boys' new school today, and they look forward to beginning the new semester with their class on February 2. We are getting unpacked and settled in little by little.

We hope to really get going on this blog, for all you who are interested in keeping up with us in this way. Thanks for your patience as we have been "under construction" for quite awhile. For now, I'll end, but look for pictures soon as we would love to share some events of our first week, such as moving day, Shaylee's birthday party, and new friends we are getting to know.