What could be better than this?

I have so much to say!

(this will be long so here's a guide)
1) luggage
2) what we've been doing
3) How our 4 students have been doing
4) What I'm enjoying/funny things
5) English class
6) prayers


1) I know you are all dying to know what happened with my luggage. I was on my way to the internet cafe just today to ask you to pray for my luggage again (7 days with only one out fit?) Layla and I are blessed to fit into Melody and Mandys clothes and to have a washing machine to wash all our clothes every other day because we told them to only bring 5 outfits...between us thats 3 outfits each and when you sweat as much as we have been, from walking 30 to 40 minutes into the city each day and then 40 minutes back, or climbing a mountain thats supposedly a pyramid (in flip flops mind you because my shoes are in my luggage) you just really shouldnt rewear clothing, its not advantageous to out reach. No one wants to be around a smelly person. Praise God for our washing machine and hotwater heater at all times of the day. Well yesterday i resigned that God wanted me to be like the disciples when he sent them out he said, "Take nothing with you... not even and extra tunic" So i decided fine no extra tunic, and praised him that all us girls could share but on my way here Jan (the staff worker here) pulled into the driveway and said, GUESS WHAT I HAVE! It was my luggage!!!!! Layla is still missing her luggage but our collective clothing increased 50% this morning! Thanks for your prayers!

2) More importantly: what have we been doing this whole time?
*Getting aquainted with the city and how to order food, use a taxi, walk from here to there and drink coffee.
*Fellowshiping with the college students (Mario and Slađan) here, learning from them and encouraging them (it is such a blessing to have students here with which we can partner)
*We met Adis, Mario's non Christian friend. He gave us a tour of the city and came with us to Visoko (the "pyrimid" of Bosnia)
*Learning some Bosnian. Jan gave us our first language lesson and it was very useful!
*Eating local foods like ćevapi and pita, burek and pizza (if you've been here i know you're jealous)
*Walking a lot! The city is set up like a "C" around a river so there's a lot of walking to be done!

3) Melody, Mandy, Chad and Jimmy have been doing great! It has been great to see Jimmy try to eat tomatoes, jogurt and mineral water, Mandy try to say tri instead of tree, Chad try to say every thing in Bosnian and say "You Are" instead of "yes" and Melody to befriend and love everyone she meets in her quiet yet genuine way and say Ausgang a few times a day. But really, they have all been taking great risks and trying new things to learn about Bosnian culture. We had a great conflict/cultural check in meeting this morning and everyone was really honest and open. We have a great team.

4) I have loved having Jan and Mario and Slađan show us the culture. I really enjoy working with the students and challenging them. I also have really enjoyed everynight debriefing with Layla before we go to sleep. She is a great leader and I am learning a lot from her as we work together. This city is beautiful and food is great, walking will become fun and the people are amazing! FUNNY Story: too many to tell right now but one...Not so much a story but everything in Zenica is the best, biggest and newest in all of Bosnia, no all of the Balkans! ask anyone and they'll tell you. My friends last night Fuđa and Menica would light a cigarett and then put it in the ashtray until it burned out then light another one... why? i dont know.

5)English class started last night and it was great! I dont know how i did it so it must have been God but it went so smoothly. I have 3 women and 3 men at my table group, melody has 3 women and Chad has 4 women 2 men ( this is for the advanced class) We went to coffee afterward and it was so so so so so good!

6) please pray for Fuđa, Goran, Senad, Donata, Merlina and Jasmenka ( my table group) and also Adis, Mario's friend. Pray for deep relationships, that God would guide me to who he's already been working in, for All 6 Americans to be bold in the friendships we create. Praise God no one has gotten sick. Pray for this weekend's BBQ that students would come. That we would all be good witnesses to Christ.

Thanks so much Love ya!

Thanks for your comments I appreciate them!