the 4th week...

For those of you who are checking in...things are continuing to go well with us as we settle into life at Asbury. Viktor started his job this week and so far all the training has gone well. He has quickly adjusted to the schedule and is enjoying the opportunity to work. We met with Viktor's adviser today (who happens to be a former WGM missionary--small world!) and he received some good insight on scheduling and future studies at Asbury and to prepare for PhD programs. The appointment was supposed to be 20 minutes long, but lasted 1.5 hours...I guess you can say we had a good talk!

Kristen is still looking for jobs, though nothing solid has come about yet. As we talk with people more and more we're learning just how hard the job market is here...we mention a job that either of us has applied for and at least 3 other people we talk to have applied for the same position and on top of that, they know another 20 people that have applied for it too! (Ok, a little exaggeration with the 20 people...but we're not kidding about SEVERAL people we know applying for the same positions). Please pray that Kristen will not get discouraged and will have the wisdom and direction into various other possibilities in the area.

Everything else is going well and we're beginning to feel more and more a part of the community here by joining the library, visiting local parks, going on walks around to discover new things, and having people over for dinner. Tonight we were able to visit with Viktor's friend, Wes, from OCU that we randomly ran into on campus when we first moved here. Neither of them knew that the other would be here at Seminary, so it was fun to have him over and catch up on life a bit.

A little fun at IKEA in Cincinnati....



On the Purple People Bridge crossing the Ohio River...("Go Buckeyes"-Viktor)...