Hello from my new home..

I'm here!!!

It is so good to sit here and write this to all you wonderful friends. It's been a long time coming.
The travel here was long and exhausting, but was well worth it once I stepped off the bus and saw such welcoming faces. I have settled into my room as much as one can in an afternoon and am looking forward to making it more like home in the coming weeks. I am so blessed to have a corner room with two big windows and amazing views.

I'd be lying if I said that writing this didn't make me a little bit homesick. It's strange sitting here knowing that everyone reading this is so far away and that these are stories and experiences that I won't be able to share in person for a while. With that being said, I am truly happy to be here and am looking forward to jumping into things... and jumping quickly considering we have started classes today and will have an assignment due and exam next week. Yikes!

Life here is very different and I am certainly having moments of culture shock. I am very thankful for the gas station/cafe around the corner from the clinic that has wi-fi, aircon, and yummy treats. We went there for our first 'class' this morning and ended up staying well after we were done. We may have enjoyed some french fries in that time too ;) Needless to say, it's making the transition much easier.

I had high hopes of getting over jet-lag in one day and considering my random travel schedule I thought it might work... however, at 4:30am I was wide awake and being serenaded by a little gecko outside my window. It made for a good time to catch up with some friends since it was a normal time in lovely Canada.

The next few days will be filled with more class time, homework, hopefully a birth observation, an outreach to a nearby village on Saturday, and church at another nearby village on Sunday. I so look forward to settling in more each day and truly making this my home for the next two years.

Time for some reading and homework!

Much love,
Alex


Prayer requests:

*Health and protection over all the moms and babies that come into the clinic.

*Safety as we travel to the villages this weekend.

*In order to meet certain needs as they arise, as well as continue to save for upcoming clinic fees, I am praying for provision in the way of monthly support. If this is something you are interested in, please contact me.

Happy to be back near mountains... I can look out the window and almost pretend it's BC! :)