Looking out of my window at a very windy, dusty, snowy day. The last few days have been very nice - cool (very cold by South African standards), sunny and not too much wind. But today we have wind, rain and snow and before the rain and snow could wet the ground, dust.
We have a one-week spring holiday and are very happy to have this short break from language classes every day. We have finished the first book in our two-volume book series for Mongolian. We just started the second book, a much thicker book than the first one. Language study is going well but slow. We try to keep at it every day, learning new words and new grammar, and practicing to use these, hoping that one day we will get it under the knee as we say in South Africa. That is, knowing it well and being able to use it.
During our spring break we plan to do some work at ABTC (the Alliance Bible Training Center) to get the school ready for later this year when we will begin with our ministry there. There is much work to do. Some repairs, paint work, planning and buying some new furniture, rearranging and so on to make the school a nice looking place with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. We hope that some of the short-term missions groups coming here during this summer will help us with this project. Next week will be mostly planning the work and doing what we can do in the mean time.
In the photo: Haniki with some church members and workers in front of ABTC. The church we attend, Nikdovnihon, meets at ABTC on Sundays.
We have a one-week spring holiday and are very happy to have this short break from language classes every day. We have finished the first book in our two-volume book series for Mongolian. We just started the second book, a much thicker book than the first one. Language study is going well but slow. We try to keep at it every day, learning new words and new grammar, and practicing to use these, hoping that one day we will get it under the knee as we say in South Africa. That is, knowing it well and being able to use it.
During our spring break we plan to do some work at ABTC (the Alliance Bible Training Center) to get the school ready for later this year when we will begin with our ministry there. There is much work to do. Some repairs, paint work, planning and buying some new furniture, rearranging and so on to make the school a nice looking place with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. We hope that some of the short-term missions groups coming here during this summer will help us with this project. Next week will be mostly planning the work and doing what we can do in the mean time.
In the photo: Haniki with some church members and workers in front of ABTC. The church we attend, Nikdovnihon, meets at ABTC on Sundays.
