here is a LINK for pictures that Sonja took... we went to Hamburg 2 weeks ago, it was wonderful. :)

Oh Today has been super amazing. The busses and trains were on strike today, which doesn't really affect me since I live so close to the city center, however I still stayed near my dorm. I went to the mensa in the Hauptgebaude (main building) and I got a cheap lunch and began to work on an essay I have to write (all in german!) I was encouraged by how far I got and how much I could write in German without the use of a dictionary or a translator... (heh..:-D) It was nice. I spent 5 hours there, working on my essay and then finishing with some Ephesians reading and some journaling. I'm also reading Middlemarch by George Eliot (who if you guys know your feminist history was really a woman). I like the book.

Well, Sara and Sean, two close friends of mine arrive in a week. Today I called their vermieterin (landlord) for the student apartments they will be staying in-- I had a conversation and set up appointments all by myself all in german!! I am scared to do things like that in America even!! And Father is answering prayers left and right! I have a friend from Romania and I believe we will spend much more time together.. it is an amazing opportunity to share life and my heart with her. :-)

The time here is going quickly and I find that even though some days seem long, that the time is slipping by way too fast.


and here is some swahili for your enjoyment

PRAYER- MAOMBI
Our Father who art in Heaven-Baba yetu aliye mbinguni
Hallowed be thy name-Jina lako litukuzwe
Thy Kingdom come- Ufalme wako ufike
THy will be done- Utakalo lifanyike
On earth as it is in Heaven- Duniani Kama ilivyo juu mbinguni
Give us today our daily bread- Tupe leo mkate wetu wa kila siku
And forgive us our sins- Na utusamehe makosa yetu
As we forgive those who sin against us- Kama tunavyo wasamehe waliotukosea
Lead us not into temptation- Usitutie katika majaribu
But deliver us from evil- mbali utuondoe na maovu
For thine is the Kingdom- Kwa kuwa ufalme ni wko
The power -Na nguvu
And the Glory - Na utukufu
For ever and ever- Milele na milele
Amen - Amina