Sleepless in South Asia

Well, our clocks have not quite adjusted. Andrew and Elizabeth have slept through the night, thankfully. We kept them up later (9pm) and they're still asleep (at 6am). This is a big victory for them! Jonathan woke up about 1am, this morning, but came to sleep with us and is still asleep on our bed. So that's another small victory! Abby is still waking up at 3am, each morning and Valerie and I haven't been able to sleep after that.

Today, we're suppose to meet with our language coordinator. This should be good so that we can begin moving forward. Next Tuesday or Wednesday, we should be able to move into our apartment. The good thing about the placement of the apartment is that it's close to a couple that we and the children get along very well with. The downer of the placement is that the apartment is an hour's drive away from most everyone else.

We got to see the apartment yesterday. It's on the first floor of about twenty or more floors! It makes one dizzy just to look up, so I'm glad we don't have to look down!

Valerie and I would like to let you in on a little "secret". We've been struggling the past couple of days. Everything is just like we knew it was going to be, but it sure is different having our whole family here! I think we've felt like Jonathan, at times. When we talked to him about going overseas during the past month, he was very excited to go. But, the first day we were here, he said, "Daddy, when are we going to [our new country]?" I told him we are here. His immediate response was, "I want Grandma."

Valerie and I have had very similar responses lately. Sometimes it just hits you. You just realize what you've gotten yourself into. This morning I "ran" to the Word. He directed me to Isaiah 40:31 and Psalm 136. He reminded me of how He directs our steps and how He lead the Isrealites in the wilderness. I don't want to be found complaining, but remembering His promises to me and my family.

Please pr*y that...

we'll remember the promises of the L*rd

He'll direct our footsteps

our family in the States will continue to adjust well