Ain't no sunshine when she's gone...

The sun has disappeared from Dongguan until April I've been told. It rained all weekend giving me good reason to break out my cool rain boots I bought while I was home. When I put them on I told Rachel I looked like I needed to go milk Bertha the cow while Ma was cookin breakfast and Pa was mendin' fence. My feet and pants are kept dry though so praise the L-rd for practical AND comfortable shoes!

Speaking of Rachel, we had a lot of laughs this weekend. The rain seems to put us in witty moods. It was nice hanging out with her. We usually go our separate ways, but perhaps that will change. I hope it does.

I'm not sure if I've posted about our Saturday night study of Acts yet. It's chiefly native English speakers sharing what the L-rd showed them over the past week while reading the assigned chapter of Acts. Each week I'm challenged by other people's views, especially concerning the Holy Spirit (we are reading Acts afterall). It's very encouraging to be in a community of older believers and to learn from them. That's an answered pr-yer. Acts is an especially relevant book for us here in China because we are starting ch-rches. Our studies take us in many directions, but we learn more and more of how to be the body amongst ourselves and when reaching out. Cultural barriers present problems we have no answer to, but He has revealed many things through Acts.

School is going well. Today was a rough day. Alex hit Maple twice and I put him in time out so many times I lost count. A sweet part of the day occured when Shin, one of the Japanese twins who could possibly be my favorite, woke up from his nap and cried until they brought him to me. He just held on to me as I comforted him after a nightmare. What a precious moment. Speaking of the twins, they just bounded in my door saying "I want to stay here, Miss La-Ree" even though it's time for them to go home. *heart melts*

Well, it's definitely Monday. I'm wiped out. Here's to finding sunshine inside when it's raining outside.