1 month down; 11 to go

Well, we've been here a whole month!! It doesn't seem like it's been that long. We haven't found a church yet, but we are going this Sunday to a church that one of my long time friends recommended. I think they have head phones you can wear to hear the service in English. That would be awesome. I'm at the point in my German language skills where I can understand what people are saying, but I have to physically translate it in my head into English. The hope is to one day not have to think about it at all. It can be really draining when everyone is speaking German at one time. Your brain cannot physically keep up with all of the conversations. Here in Reutlingen, we are in Schwabish country, which basically means the dialect is so difficult to understand. Even Danny has some trouble with it sometimes.

Our apartment here is really nice. We have a nice sized living room and dinning room. We have one spare bedroom, so if anyone wants to visit, there's a free room open for ya. Our kitchen is kind of interesting. It's probably smaller than my closet at home. It's basically like a cubby. Needless to say, I am constantly telling Danny to get out of the kitchen.

So, we are still trying to find our place here. The culture is all about clubbing and partying. That makes for a large mission field, but actually making friends is hard. The people Danny works with are really nice, but they don't really do anything after work. I think if we can find a church, it will be easier to make friends and find some ministry opportunities. There is a couple next door that we've met. They are from Hungary. We're getting to know them, and waiting for the door to open to talk to them more about Jesus. So pray for the door to open, and for Jesus to do His work.

We love you and miss you all so much. If anyone has a Skype account, let me know. We can talk. I am ps27gurl on Skype and AIM.

Tschüs!!