New place

Now, I'm in my new place a bit more than a week, slowly settling down, taking stuff out of the boxes and figuring out where to put them, attending church activities, meeting new people, walking around trying to get familiar with the place and seeing who's around. The other day I was reading Ezekiel 3. God said to Ezekiel, " Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with my words to them. For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and a hard language, but to the house of Israel -- not to many peoples of foreign speech and a hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you. But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to me. Because all the house of Israel have a hard forehead and a stubborn heart. Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. Like emery harder than flint have I made your forehead. Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house." As I was reading, it seemed like God was saying to me that He sent me to this place where people are hard hearted. They will not listen and are with stubborn heart. Yet, God is with me and He will give me strength and the words I need to say.

Friends

God is gracious and He gives me friends to show that He cares. Tomorrow, I'll be moving and a friend offered to come and help. Since the moving company is coming at nine in the morning. She's here now to stay over night and helping me to do some last minute packing. Even though she's not going to Cidu with me, I have another missionary friend offered to help me when I arrived, in addition to the couple missionary in Cidu. She lives around two hours train ride from Cidu and is willing to come and help. I thank God for all these caring friends.