Through the wardrobe....

This week, we've felt a little bit like we're living in Narnia before the return of Aslan. No, not in some super spiritual way, although I could go there (but that would really betray how nerdy I am about those books). But, living in Estonia is like being one of the Pevensie kids, walking into Narnia, and meeting Mr. Tumnus, who then tells them that it's been winter in Narnia for a hundred years.

It's been a really long stretch of cold for two people from Louisiana/Texas. Having spent January to March in Richmond, them arriving to a cold April here in Estonia, it's really a shock to the senses. Consistent weather is...weird.

I say all of this to say, we are so ready for some summer and some never ending days. We're told that people come out in droves and lay out in bathing suites on any open piece of grass, anywhere in the city. Plus, the summer warmth is said to make everyone that much more open and willing to talk, even to two strange Americans.

Snowflakes on noses and whiskers on kittens...

Two weeks in, here are a few of our favorite things about Estonia:

1) Public transportation is cool. Between trams and busses, driving is so last season. 

2) Estonians are very orderly people. They don't jaywalk. They don't cross at crosswalks until the light turns green, even if no one is coming. 

3) They eat everything with a knife and fork, including pizza and hamburgers.

4) The language is crazy. Every word has fourteen cases, so it you just add an ending to the base of a word to change its relationship to something else. And many of the words are so close together, like "nagu" is "like" and "nagu" is "face". It changes upon pronunciation and vowel sounds.

Aside from that stuff, hopefully I'll do a far better job in the coming weeks of keeping everyone updated now. As for prayer requests, pray for this Sunday. Easter Sunday is called Egg Day here in Estonia. For many, it will be the only day of the year that they might pop into a church. Pray that the Holy Spirit would stir something up in them, and that they would see the truth and power of His Resurrection. 

Luke 24:5-6, "Why do you seek the living One among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen!"