Unsere Wohnung

We have had a couple of requests to show off our apartment. We have been here almost a month now and have gotten things pretty much in order. Except for coming all the way over to Weil am Rhein to see it, the next best thing is a few photos. So, here we go. I'll walk you through our home in a few easy steps (believe me, it takes only a few easy steps to walk from one end to the other).

Welcome to our home! This is the view as you enter our front door. Down the hall on your left you will find the bedroom (picture below) and bathroom (no picture - pretty boring). On the right behind the coat rack are two black bookshelves that we rescued from our friend's keller. These are our main organizational units and fit the hallway rather nicely. The hallway is not rectangular but rather widens as you move from the front door to the living room seen in the back. Beyond the bookshelves is a desk (upon which I am creating this entry).

Here is our bedroom - the bed is quite low to the floor, but it works well for us. The room is nice and light when the sun is up as we have east facing windows. We got the bed stands at IKEA about two weeks ago. This room has the nice rolling shutters that can really black out the room if we want to sleep in.

As you continue down the hallway past the bath, you are welcomed into our living room. The couches can be used as extra beds and you can see why we love our little place so much - the wall of windows... but more on that later.

The living room, dining room and kitchen are all very conveniently located in the same room. The Pergo floors are easy to maintain and keep the room nice and light.

The kitchen is essentially a wall of cupboards with the sink, stove top/oven and washing machine all visible in the picture. There is a refrigerator, microwave and other storage to the right of the counter top and you can also see the desk/computer area.

Now, come outside onto our balcony...This is another reason we so love our apartment - it has a wonderful downtown location. From our balcony, we have a view of the city's Rathausplatz - this morning, there is the weekly farmer's market with fresh produce, meats, breads and flowers from local vendors. Luckily, we can see the clock (and hear the chimes) so we always know the time!

To the left is the Hauptstraße (Main Street) - so convenient for shopping, catching a bus or train, restaurants, big over-sized chairs, etc. We still can't believe that God has given us this wonderful chapter in our lives. Maybe we will be less sanguine when winter comes, but I don't think so.

We are off tomorrow to Edinburgh to meet with Mark and Jan Kelley - our good friends and pastor from Vancouver First Friends Church. Our fall break coincides with a trip they had been planning before we took our posts. We are so much looking forward to seeing them again.

Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us. We need prayers more than you know to live and work and serve the children; not living in our strength but in God's strength. We miss you and love you.