Mini-Post: A Time for Everything

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.  Ecc. 3:1

The season of cold and rain is finally upon us.  The sidewalks on our street are always crowded, but when the umbrellas come out, it's as if we're part of a desperate dance: who will tip left, who will tip right, who will dip down, who will raise it high, all in order to keep from poking someone in the eye. Here are a few pics, although if we photographed in the worst of it, we might not live to tell about it.

Our spirits aren't dampened in the least.  We are warm in our apartment, and added heaters at school do a pretty good job of warming up the rooms of our work area.  Other teachers aren't so blessed, but we're quite comfortable.

The bulk of our (Bob's) teaching is over.  End of unit tests are corrected, and Christmas celebrating has begun...program practice, Secret Santa, staff party, games in the classroom, a car wash by students to raise money blankets for Roma (gypsy) people , who have barely a leaky roof over their heads, much less a blanket on their bed.
Attached are a couple of pics to "illustrate".

After all that, our school responsibility is over. All that is left is to meet Cameron, the replacement teacher, and help him and his wife acclimate to the school.  They will take over our apartment on the 29th, so we'll move to another flat in a different part of the city for the month of January.  We'll have time for visiting, a bit of travel to parts of Albania we haven't seen, and whatever ministry might come our way.

We'll be home soon.  Until then, we thank you for your prayers that have sustained us here.  May God bless you and your families as you proceed through Advent toward Christmas.

Judy and Bob