We have just finished “club” time with our family here and are having some down time after our first week in Camelot. Outside we can hear the call to prayer and some noisy goats and sheep. Many families have bought one for Eid alAdha, a muslim holiday which takes place in a couple of weeks, commemorating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael in obedience to God and God’s provision of a sacrificial sheep.
It’s very hot today, about 35/40º so we’re staying inside with lot’s of water! We’re settling well into our new home and our neighbours are very friendly, especially the very cute little children who say “Bonjour Misure!” whenever we go past!
Rachel has completed week one of teaching and is loving it. This week the kids learned the Irish for when a dog barks and so have been running around “ag tafann” for the last few days! She would appreciate your thoughts for continued enjoyment, enthusiasm and energy :)
Noel was able to visit the street children’s charity he hopes to help at and got a tour of the place. He was also able to meet some of the staff and will hand in his c.v. officially during the next week. He would really appreciate your thoughts for them to be open to having him on board and using him. He has also made a few friends about the town and so would also appreciate your thoughts for discernment in knowing who to spend time with, for friendships to develop with and for good conversations to arise.
So far we are really loving the culture here in Camelot. It’s a whole new world for us! We go the market (the souk) or one of the many local small shops (hanut) most days for our bread (khubz) and water (Lma). The local people are very friendly and helpful and seem to really appreciate and get a good laugh from our attempt at the few sentences we’ve learned so far! Rachel is embracing the local garb and enjoying the new experience, albeit a bit warm under those head scarves!
This week we have been mostly grateful for friends, sunshine, new exciting experiences and great food :) And of course, looking back to our first blog post, for an answer to everyone of our points of thought!
We really appreciate all of your support and thoughts and are thinking of you all to. We have also noticed the Aerlingus flights sale and think that you should all come visit & experience it all for yourselves :)
N&R
Hard at work during an art class!
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