August 29, 2005 After the Linds left

This letter was written after the Linds had moved into their new apartment.  Of course they took all their stuff with them.  So we no longer had a TV, Microwave or a washing machine.  At this time we were getting into the rhythm of helping our friend Paul Logan with his ministry in his office. 

Hello Mom

Today Alan went to the office while I stayed home to wash some clothes. I had to wash them by hand and my hands got tired and wrinkly while wringing them out by hand. A few of the shirts I ironed them wet and hung them up to dry the rest of the way. I need to buy some more clothes pins. The plastic ones keep breaking. I guess I don’t know my own strength. I will truly appreciate a washer when we get one.

I was hoping that it would be sunny today to help dry the clothes faster but it is overcast. I hope it doesn’t rain. We purchased a clothes rack for the clothes to dry indoors and I can set up the fan to blow on them. That will be plan B.

So before I leave the house I wanted to write you a letter. I walk right by the post office when I go to the office to work.

I will probably get there in time to eat lunch!

There is a team coming from Arizona on Saturday and they are going to go to the same place we went last year as well as where Alan went in July. I need to make some welcome baskets for them that includes fruit, yogurt, nuts, chocolate and a card that they will find in their rooms. Paul has a list of all the items I need to get for them. He has done this before. They are staying at a different hotel then we did. It is nearer to the airport. Since we are making seven baskets I think we will be helping Paul deliver them.

I don’t have a clear sense of what else is needed to be done concerning our missionary work so we take one day at a time.  I need to make time to study before our teacher comes again on Thursday night. I want to learn the

language so I can communicate better with our neighbors and those we meet when out in town. I get confused with some of the letters because they look like English letters but they aren't the same and some are just different.  мать spells mother.

Ф ы в а п р о л д я ч с м и т э ж ъ

ь б ю й ц у к е н г ш щ з

(The above are the Russian letters.)

Alan’s keyboard is set up to type both English and Russian on the computer. With some study I WILL learn this. Alan just loves to study and it is funny that he is the “teacher’s pet” because he is so eager to be the best student. He is a professional student!

Well, it is getting time for me to get ready to go.

I love you. Y

I am so thankful we have our weekly phone calls and the opportunity to send letters. If you get your WebTV set up again we could email everyday with messages of what is happening.

Please remember you are in my thoughts and prayers.