So fickle

It has been a rainy weekend here. Yesterday we had one of those days of "Why are we here again?" We just wanted to go home. We humans are so fickle. We really did have a great week, and then just one slow, dreary weekend can change our whole perspective on things. I am so thankful that God is constant even when our feelings and circumstances are not.
Here is a rundown on our week:
On Monday, Tim spent some time praying and meeting with some refugees in an apartment complex in Clarkston. He drank lots of tea with a couple of families from Nepali and Bhutan, and spent some time with a missionary who is currently living there full-time.
On Tuesday afternoon, I went to the Internet Cafe and worked mostly with a Nepali woman on her resume and computer skills. She had very little English skills but somehow we were able to communicate a little. It really made me think about how much we take our freedom for granted. Her family would rather be here in a country where they have to start completely over learning the language and customs than where they came from. At the same time, they miss their home so much but are not welcome there.
On Wednesday evening, we hung out with our neighbors again. We had just eaten dinner and did a drop by. They had just sat down for dinner, but immediately made us sit down and join them. The food was delicious - shrimp with fresh lime, homemade corn tortillas, frijoles, and a lime/cilantro salsa. In order to not offend, I did eat it all but felt miserable afterwards. Two dinners and a baby in my belly does not feel good! :) We took them one of our boy's "First Words" books and practiced English and Spanish with them. It was a lot of fun.
On Thursday, Tim hung out with some international students at the university. He hung out mostly with 3 Taiwanese guys, and they are already emailing him! .That evening we hung out with one of the other families with GFM. Joel asks to play with their son constantly (Nathan who is 4). They play really well together and we are thankful that he has an older boy to learn from.
Yesterday morning, we visited the Hong Kong Market down the street. They had a lot of interesting things that I didn't dare to buy yet. :) I did get some fresh fruits and veggies, though.
We also tried out a new church this morning. We really enjoyed it even though it is very different from our church at home. I have never been to such an internationally mixed church. It was awesome to see and a great picture of what heaven will be like as we all praise Him together.
Prayer requests:
-That we will find a church to be part of while we are here.
-That we will remain constant in our joy and reminded of why God brought us here.
-That we will start another friendship with one of our neighbors in the complex.