Today is our first day of classes at NUS. Ya it's somewhat exciting i guess. so far though, classes have been stressful due to the way they do things here. It's because of this crazy bidding system that they use here in singapore that frankly is kinda hard to manage especially coming in as not only a new student but an exchange student. it seems that it takes twice as long to do things here that would normally be a breeze at iowa state or in ames. We are adjusting well. We visited two friends of ours at iowa state( Shannon and Hannah) church here in singapore. Meet Shannon's parents were wonderful not to mention everyone at the church. they were so welcoming. we loved it. It is so amazing how God have provided us with them for if nothing else support and comfort in the community that they can provide for us as we settle into singapore. Tonight we are attending a prayer meeting being put on by the campus inter-varisty. We are all really excited about it. It's hard not having a solid christian friend base here yet. hopefully though we will start making connections with some student believers here tonight.
The mornings are lovely here as the breeze is nice and the birds chirp in the trees. functionally our campus here at NUS would never be appropriate in the states due in part that lots of the hallways and tables to sit and eat our outside. Its kinda a nice change though from the iowa state campus and we will not complain about escaping the snow.
If you want to pray for us heres our requests..
Pray that we would get into routine here that is manageable
Pray that we would be bold with our roommates and the people we meet in classes this week
Pray that we would figure out the registration system here at NUS and get our classes all worked out
Pray that we would make friends
Pray that we would meet some believers here on the NUS campus and for the prayer meeting this evening
Pray that christine would maybe still be able to find an alternative living arrangement on campus
We love you all and miss you
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