We Made it to Belgium!

After a long, tiring series of flights we made it to Belgium!  Finn was a trooper, but he did not sleep hardly at all on planes.  Fortunately he did get a little shut-eye in is tent while we were at various airports for lay-overs.

Since getting here we've been struggling to catch up on sleep, and Finn is still pretty jet-lagged (we are 7 hours ahead of Birmingham time) and struggling with sleep the first half of the night, so that's something that we'd appreciate prayer for!  Today Derek and I are feeling more alert than we have in several days, so we are thankful for that!

We've enjoyed spending time with the other 10 or so families who are here training with us, as well as the staff members - who are current or veteran missionaries in various fields.  Also the training we've had on how to have a healthy, effective team, the importance of tending your relationship with God daily, and how to fail successfully (among other topics) have been really great.

We've learned that we will be connecting with a Persian church in Brussels during our time here, and we already met with Amir, one of the church's leaders to hear his story and a little bit more about the church.  Amir was a refugee from Iran when he came to Brussels 12 years ago, and hearing his story and journey to faith here was fascinating.

Yesterday we journeyed into Brussels (we are staying in a little village called Zaventem on the outskirts of Brussels) via the train and bus systems, and it is neat to learn about how to use those.  I'm hoping we get a little more practice doing it with guidance before we have to do it on our own!

Fortunately it seems like the majority of people here speak at least some English.  In Zaventem, the official language is Flemmish though.

I wish I had pictures to post, but we just haven't gotten around to taking any yet!  I hope to remedy that soon.