Wow it feels good to see the thermometer go above the freezing mark this year. It is so exciting to not need all kinds of layered clothing to walk outside. Although, this morning Kiel was so funny. I told him that it was 3 degrees Celsius outside, he then ran into his room, got half dressed, stuck his head out the door & said "dad I can wear shorts today right?" Talk about excitement, wow. I have to admit it, but I would consider it for myself because it has been such a long time since I got to wear mine outside.
My birthday meal was great sharing with some missionary friends/families & my Mongolian best friend. The weekend we took it easy building Lego for hours & hours. It was fun to do, all 4 of us hovering around the Lego pile building things & try to help each other find specific pieces. We did not have any hot water for the entire weekend. So we boiled a couple of pots & all had a bath (with the cup) in the tub. The funny thing (seriously funny, because if not you will go nuts) is that we woke up this morning to hot water, but no power. I cooked breakfast & boiled water for coffee on our butane camp stove in the dinning room. Then Teresa & I ran into the shower & got our hot showers. It felt really good, than 30 minutes later our power came on, but no water came out of our taps/toilet. It is 10pm & the water still is not on & no one knows why.
Mongolian classes are going well, but I am struggling sitting in a classroom. I have this desire to start doing, but all the missionaries here with 5-18 yrs living experience in Mongolian keep reminding me that they wished they could change one thing. They wished they would have studied Mongolian for the full two years like they were suppose to, but didn't because they were anxious about doing.
Teresa & I both are continuing to pray for Kiel's schooling. There is a private school here in Ulaanbaatar that uses the Ontario Provincial Public School curriculum & has many activities to offer, but there is a financial cost. Please continue to pray for our Mongolian instructor she is asking a lot of questions about Jesus & really enjoys spending time in our home teaching Teresa & me at language school.