School is in session.

School has been going well. We have learned a lot the last few days. We have almost surpassed what we learned in one semester of college French. The homework load has just begun to increase. I learned that French is spoken by one fourth of the worlds countries, and soon, hopefully, by two more people. The kids are doing well in school. Lilia is learning quite a bit, she catches little phrases and can play several games in French. She has a girl in her class from England which has been a big help when she is in the French class with the other kids. With Caleb it has been a little tougher. Not that he does not enjoy school, but that he is a sensitive one that doesn't like being away from Mom and Dad. He had to be convinced to go to school the last two days. He enjoys it once he is there. Thankfully boys have a similar language in crashes and other sounds. Micah has no problems at all, he is very easy going and doesn't care what's going on. He has a boy in his class that speaks English as well, and doesn't even know it. He will pick up the language pretty quick. Andrew seems not to mind the daycare at the language school. He only cries when he is sleepy. Every time we go to pick him up he is playing by himself with toys. He is pretty content. In case you were not aware we and the children and get two hours off for lunch in which most parents pick their kids up and take them home for lunch. It is good to be able to spend a leisurely lunch with the kids. We walk over and pick them up and bring them home, eat, and walk back and drop them off and then walk over to the language school. It ends up being a good hour just walking every day. It is kind of good not to have to really exercise but just to live and get good exercise. It is not just us, I only know one student at the language school that has a car. And if a Parisian had car they would probably still walk on good weather days. Speaking of weather it has been in the 30's and 40's with some rain and wind, everyday! At least it has not rained hard and not while we have been walking. God did bless with Virginie (one of the believers here) coming through here surgery a lot better than even the doctors expected. On an MRI two months ago she had severe scaring internally (stage 4 indometreosis) and they thought they would have to clean out with laser surgery and remove most of her female organs. When they opened her up for the surgery yesterday she had “unexplainably” improved and they did not have to remove any organs. Praise God. He is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think! JASON