Good days

The past three days have been wonderful for Selah. This past three weeks or so have been so tough on her, especially with all four of us living in the same room for 3 weeks. She was having tons of behaviour problems, but the past few days have seen a huge turnaround. We are so thankful that our thoughts have been answered.

We have loved getting to know our teammates this past week. It's been encouraging to see us unite together so comfortablely almost immediately. There's 11 of us adults (plus 3 kids) from various places and experiences in life so that is real healthy for the team. They really help us take care of the kids. There's nother family on our team as well. Our team leader and his wife are incredible, very organized and commited to excellence.

Brad's teaching load is finalized. He's teaching 5 classes--Jr. writing, English Postgraduates in Advanced English, Non-English postgraduates in oral english, and 2 teacher training classes (oral english). Brad will probably be afforded the opportunity to address 300-400 students and faculty a few times during the semester for culture lectures. Please be thinking of us as we meet our students. This school is in the top ranked category for China schools as well.

We have found an affection for these people and this place unlike anytime previously. We feel very priveleged to be in this city, at this school, on this team, at this season.