We're back in Iowa for a few days between trips. Our time in Alaska was fantastic. Someone asked Rachel if she had learned anything, and it was hard to even think about all of the things we had learned in our two weeks there. Here are just a few of our discoveries:- We can have school almost anywhere - on the bed at the B&B
, at the desk, in the hotel's breakfast room, in the library, etc. As long as we have the computers, textbooks, and a pencil, we're set!- People not only survive, but thrive in places with what we would consider less than ideal living conditions.
- Alaska is amazing and the land of superlatives - biggest state, 3 million rivers, most shoreline and volcanoes of any other state, northernmost point in the U.S., and so on.
- Going along with Brian to a translation project is nothing like him going alone and hearing about it later. What a blessing to be able to meet the translators, hear their stories, share their concerns and frustrations, and pray with and for them.
- Just because a particular food is new or different, doesn't mean you won't like it. Moose, Eskimo ice cream, caribou, reindeer, salmon jerky, even road-kill ptarmigan are all quite tasty!
- I really can't sleep that well on an airplane, even when it's a red eye flight. I hope that changes soon, because we have lots of long flights coming up soon.
- It would be hard to get used to paying $9 for a gallon of milk, $7 for a bag of potato chips, $6 for a box of cereal, and $3.50 for a dozen eggs. I can see why they hunt, fish and eat road-kill!
It was a great couple of weeks, and we look forward to the upcoming trips. This Friday (Sept. 18) we leave for two weeks in Europe. The first week will be in Madrid, Spain, followed by a week in Istanbul, Turkey. Fortunately we know some Spanish, so that should make communication go well the first week. We don't know a word of Turkish, so that may be a bigger challenge. We'll let you know what happens! Thanks again for coming along with us as we visit and help as many translations projects as possible. Donna
Thank You for the update! Wow, what a lot of great things to learn! Rachel, I bet you are enjoying all the different foods!! I would love to see your expressions on some of them! I can't imagine how exciting it is bringing the good news of God's Love to all those around! Praying for you all!
ReplyDeleteSending prayers and love,
Kris & Mark and Family