it is our second day here at the school. BUT we found out when we arrived that there is a new person in the government, and they have decided that school will now start the 15 of June, instead of the 1. :) So there is not much to do. all three of us feel very very lazy. But the headmasters wife, Sona Kumari, insists that we "rest" and "i tell you if i need help. i dont need help, ok?" i never thought i would need grace to be content being lazy. ay yi.

as a result of us being lazy, however, dear ones, letters your way soon. :) there are some children here though, and they are all precious. one little girl has taken it upon herself to be our teacher in Tamil. we are all learning some words, and it is a joyous thing to see the faces of people when we (mainly sierra) practice on them. it is a special thing to know that people care about you enough to learn your language. tamil is very hard to pronounce.

we went to the town today with Sonakumari, and bought some indian clothes. side note: indian women are so very beautiful. we rode a rickshaw (car on three wheels) into town. bridge sat on my lap. it was very bumpy. and uncomfortable. BUT the most marvelous thing in the world, i cant even tell you. its such a wonderful feeling.

observations:

1) we eat so much food. ay yi, you cannot say no. if we do, everyone thinks that we do not like the food. at almost each meal, we end up eating so much we feel sick to our stomach. i have no idea how they are able to eat all they do.

2) the children all call us sister. "no, no sister! you come with me!" "sister, sister, play!"

3) the head bob is stupendous. they kind of wiggle thier from shoulder to shoulder. this means yes, but they do it all the time. when they say hi, when they say goodbye, ALL THE TIME.

4) there are lots of snakes here. they come out at night on the road, apparently.

5) the electrcity shuts off constantly.

pray for: priscilla, the headmasters daughter, is sick. she goes to the hospital tomorrow with her father. contentment. love and joy for the children. patience with the food (its all delicious, but oh so much to eat). God's glory to be seen here. perseverance for the believers here. the church numbers about 15.