Morocco Ireland Romania and learning German!
FE week 6
Last week we did a lot of different things and I shall tell you about them. On Monday we got Starbucks and ice cream. On Tuesday we went to the park that I will tell you more about later. Wednesday we did a bible study that was super fun. Thursday was just school and Friday was also kind of boring. Ok, now I will tell you about the park. It has a zipline type thingy, a super fast slide, a really weird merry go round type thingamabobber, and other playground things.
Lastly, I will tell you a secret, THE ICE CREAM HERE IS SOOOO GOOD!!! Auf Wiedersehen für jetzt!Good bye for now in German.
FE week 7!
This week we are in Romania! When we got here it was SNOWING!!! Soooo fun right? It was almost everyone’s first time riding on a train. (It was not Kati’s first time) Another fun thing was that the Norwegains are here. We had not seen them for 3 weeks, 5 days and 8 hours but who’s counting? We all had a snowball fight and we taught them how to play pumpkin. The only bad thing that happened was that Winston accidentally touched a cacti. (It must have hurt) Ciao!
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This week we are in a country that I can’t say the name of right now, for a few weeks! We went camel riding. We didn’t do it in the desert, it was closer to town. We were given head scarves to wear and a long shirt while we rode the camels. There were two really cute baby camels. I named my camel Desert, sometimes he was a bit stubborn but he liked mom. Her camel was in front of mine. After the camel ride we had some tea, I didn’t like it. Tea is drunk a lot here. After that we went to the big market called Medina. There were snake charmers and monkeys that did tricks. The poor monkeys were in chains and lived in a box. There were really good smoothies. I got mango and pineapple. They cut them up right in front of us. There were people everywhere and we almost got run over by motorcycles. In between the shops was very narrow where we walked and then motorcycles kept driving past and expecting us to get out of their way. Daddy got his foot run over! We also got finger bananas, they were very good. 
We would like to introduce you to Flat Emily and Jr. Flat Etie. They have been traveling with us ever since we left the States. These two have been on many adventures already with many more surely to come. We would like to use them as a way for the kids to share some of what is going on and ultimately as a way to share Jesus with others! Check back for updates.
Sometimes I just have to write things down to remember how abundantly blessed we are. Most recently I feel that God has been showing me how much He loves me through His beautiful creation. When we felt the Lord calling to a training school in Spain we knew nothing about the country. In the months before we left for that school God just kept putting people in our path that had a connection to Spain and they would tell us how lovely the country is. Since our arrival I have been continually reminded of what scripture says in Romans 1:20: For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. 
Wow, I know I have said it before, but we are so blessed! We just got back to the States after an amazing week in Ensenada, Mexico. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone that supported us and our team to make this trip possible and to everyone that was involved in planning. It was amazing serving with the other families from Boise and that the kids were able to be involved. Sometimes we don’t see or notice all the people and things that God arranges for us before we actually get to that step as he guides our steps.
This was an incredible trip and there is so much I could write about, but I will try to keep it short and give some of the highlights. One of the most amazing things that happened was we (the whole team and some leadership help) were able to build a house for a young family in just 2 days! These houses can change so many things for the families that receive them from better health to completely breaking the cycle of poverty. The father of the family said he was already a believer, but when we were done said he is receiving God’s love even more everyday now! 
It was also great to see some of the other ministries that the Ensenada base is using to reach into the community. Our favorite was the old school bus that has been converted to house a sewing ministry for the women living in the colonies to teach them a skill. The bus also is used to teach the kids in the community about computers. Please pray for this ministry, Hope Zone, as they have a vision to grow and purchase some land and establish a more permanent location in the community. 