A friend of mine found this video and sent it to me. I think it is a really good over-view of China. It covers different cultural norms and also some information about China. I am pleased to say that while watching this, I didnt really learn anything new. This is good for me because it means I know stuff about where I hope to be living. LOL I hope you will all take time to watch this and learn a little about China.
Andrew and I start Mandarin lessons on Thursday. Hopefully we will be able to take the lessons, learn them, then teach the kids. Everyone is excited about learning Mandarin. There may be a new language being spoken if you ever enter our home.
We still havent heard back from Compassion Services (the questionnaires). Its only been 10 days. Hopefully they will receive the packages by the end of this week. We are so anxious to hear back. I have started to purge and post things on Kijiji to sell in hopes of hearing "We want you guys in China next summer".
I know God is teaching us many things through this process. One thing He is teaching us is to be patient. He is also teaching us to grow together as a family and to rely on Him. We are learning what its like to live on minimal income. One thing we were asked in our interviews was how we felt about living on faith, in regards to our finances. Well, for the past couple of years that is exactly what we have been doing. God has slowly been taking more and more income away from us and showing us (ok, me) how little we actually need to live with. As I said, I'm even starting to sell things on Kijiji. Dont be surprised if you come to visit us in the spring and we are sitting on the floor because we have sold everything. We are really learning how to live with less. And it feels great!
Anyways, thats all for tonight friends. Hope you all have a great week. Hopefully I will have an update for y'all next week :)
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