We're expecting!

Did that grab your attention?!  Well, twice previously in Portugal "we" were pregnant, the first time was in 1990 and expecting Oliver, then again in '93 with Asher, both times whilst working with Youth With A Mission... now we are with Mission Aviation Fellowship and "pregnant" with Angola, having carried the vision for a few decades now!

A week ago we left these precious little people, departing Portsmouth for Caen.  Stormy weather meant we couldn't sail across the Bay of Biscay to Bilbao, so we took the short ferry route, followed by a long but agreeable drive down through France, across Spain and into Portugal, to Loures - a suburb of Lisbon.   We enjoyed alot of blue skies and snow along the way, around 1200 miles of road ....

Language class began on Wednesday with the lovely Eunice who has patiently tutored students since the '80's, including pilots now in Angola, amongst others....we have 1.5 hours tuition each week day, with a heap of homework to reinforce the studies. We hope we don't share these rotten colds with her!

Here's the view from our teeny balcony.  Our apartment is fine, more than adequate, a half hour walk from class... can you believe my beloved IKEA is also walking distance, along with several warm cafes (much UNlike our place which is no doubt fabulous for keeping the summers' heat out, ch-ch-chilly at this time of the year indoors tho') where we have found it great to do homework whilst enjoying galo coffee at 60p a mug ;o)


So friends, many thanks for your prayers for all our paperwork and passports to be sorted and also for our safe arrival here ... we hope to study the language until our Angolan visas are granted, or Jesus returns....  We may blog again before then of course, hopefully once we have grown and expanded our brains and hearts but not waistlines what with the abundance of local pastelarias, tho not gluten free so only one of us is safe ;o)

Ate logo!...see you later
love Jez and Carina xx