Bible Study & Jared

Today I went to Bible study with my neighbor and her friend. The friend actually just got here last Thursday but this is not her first international assignment. Both of the ladies are very nice. Before it started I was talking to some of the other ladies and one of them was asking if anyone needed a maid because they were going to be moving in a month and she was trying to find a job for hers. It just so happens that mine is going to get another job cooking for a local that is with my husbands company so I told her I was interested. She said she has worked for her for about 3 years and she really likes her a lot. I am going to go over and meet her sometime this month and then hopefully she will start at the first of October. The one thing I forgot to ask was how much she gets paid. Another good thing is that she speaks or understands a little English....YEAH!! Bible study was really nice. About half of the ladies were new and so we all kind of related to each other. I like it here and am starting to find stuff to do....but it is so hard being in a place like this and not knowing anyone. I am really happy I got to know the neighbor and she is supper sweet and has really helped me out a lot. I feel a lot like the boys with so much new at one time it can be a little overwhelming at times. One lady today said that in the beginning she always felt bad for herself and wished she was somewhere else and didn't ever do anything and then one day she decided she was going to make this fun and since then she has had the best time here. She helps at an orphanage and at a compound that a nun has started for infants and young women. She said there are so many things that you can do it is unbelievable. Me looking in from the outside I do not see all these opportunities yet but I pray the doors start to open. I would love to be part of something great here in Luanda and make a difference, even if it is a small difference. I think this group of ladies are going to go on a tour of the compound that this nun runs sometime soon.

On a different note, when Jared got home from school he was singing Bom Dia....Bom Dia...Bom Dia(which is good morning or Hello in Portuguese) and then he would sing Hello....Hello...Hello. I asked him what he was singing and he said the Hello song we sing at school but I only remember the Marlow and Portuguese part of it and not the French and other towns.