My New Home

I have arrived in Northern Ireland!!! After 3 long flights and 1 more hour driving from Belfast to Portstewart, I finally made it to where I will be staying for the next year. As I walked through the door to my new home I was completely overwhelmed at my surroundings. I was figuring that my accommodations would be just bearable since I will be living the life of a missionary...but was I ever wrong! This place is fit for a Queen, and that is exactly how I felt; like royalty. My living room has two leather couches with a good size TV, a dinning table fit for 6 people, a beautiful kitchen with granite counter tops & 3 bar stools, & a washer & dryer. As I climbed the stairs to my room my heart was rejoicing at the wonderful sight. I have a double bed with 1 large dresser, 2 nightstands, a shoe rack, and a TV. Praise Jesus! Katja and I share a bathroom with a shower and huge bathtub! Its absolutely incredible. Ben's room is quite nice as well...He has his own bathroom so that he won't be bothering us girls. We also have a spare bedroom, which Ben and I are using to store our extra luggage. And we have this quaint backyard that overlooks a cemetery, which is usually kind of creepy, but actually is a little cute. We even have a patio set with tables and chairs. God is so good. After I calmed down a bit from the surprise of my luxurious home, I figured that I should get settled in. So, I unpacked everything and the perfect place for each and every item I brought. And then I slept....And slept some more, and woke up around 2am and journaled, then went back to bed again. I woke up this morning to the buzzing sound of Ben's wonderful alarm clock at precisely 7am...Thanks Ben! I got out of bed to turn it off and then went back to sleep again for another hour. When I did finally manage to get up I went to take a shower and discovered that I had no idea how to get the hot water to work. I tried everything I could possibly think of, and I just was stumped. So i filled the bath tub with a little cold (icy cold) water and used my magnificent tea kettle to fill the rest with hot water... in the end the tub was only luke warm...so it was not that pleasant but what else was I going to do? Can't wait until Ben and Katja are home so they can show me how to properly use the facilities! Today I am off to work with the children on Harper's Hill, and then I will be in Coleraine to do some street evangelism. I was invited to dinner with Dave and his family at the Alcorn's house. It looks like I have a busy day ahead of me, which is good that way my body will be distracted and I won't have time to think about jet lag. Well Here I go...

Here are some things you can be praying about:

• As soon as I got on the plane I acquired a soar throat and headache(no doubt an attack from the enemy) I am fighting this cold, but I could use some help with prayer!


• Also my body is aching from carrying all my luggage and the awkward cramped spaces of the airplane seats...especially my shoulders and neck.


• I still need some financial support to continue living here for the next year.


• For peace and comfort for my family back at home in Cali...so they won't get too lonely without me!!! Love you, Family!