Visitors Day 1

Hello once again!
EVeryday I have to remind myself that I am IN SWEDEN! I am here, and I am loving it. Things have been amazing and seriously more than i could have ever hoped. The past few days have been great. This week we had a bit of a break. It is a holiday here, so we didn't have Swedish classes and we didn't have to teach in the school. I still have volleyball and skating. And Matt had hockey as well.. but it was nice to have a bit of a break.

Thursday- Valentines Day- was great! Matt suprised me with flowers and chocolates and it was nice to spend the day just the two of us. It gets really busy here and we find ourselves constantly with people so it was a nice time for the two of us. Friday Matt had another game. It was their last game in the regular season. They tied 5-5. Playoffs begin in one week from now. While Matt was playing hockey I had the best night with a bunch of girls here. It was so much fun. There was a group of 8 girls that got together and we went for supper, and then out bowling... and of course we had Fika at the end of the night! I just really am in awe of how God has taken care of me. I love my friends here. They are so special to me. In the past I havn't always enjoyed hanging out with groups of girls, but last night it was so great to build relationships and tell stories and get to know who all of these girls are. It was a HUGE blessing for me.

TODAY my mom arrived with an extra visitor. My little brother booked a ticket last minute and got on the same flight as her. I WAS SO EXCITED!!! I havn't seen Luke since November. Him and my brother just returned from a trip to Thailand and Austrailia. He had only been home a week and already he is back travelling the world. It is so great to have them here. They were very tired when they arrived, but Matt and I did our best to try to keep them awake so they could try to get used to the time. They were asleep by 8:00pm. haha. It is just so cool to have people here that we can share everything with. I can't wait to introduce them to the people that we have been meeting. Even though it is very crowded in our one bedroom appartment, I think it will be a great week. Luke will be able to skate with Matt, and help teach some gym classes... and my mom and I will do plenty of shopping ahha. I must say it is nice to have another woman around. It is usually just me, Matt and John.

Matt is busy preparing to share in his home church. One week from now we will be doing a live feed in his church. We are both really excited to be able to share what God has been teaching us during this time here. It is such a cool opportunity and we feel really blessed to be able to do it! I love seeing Matt in the word. It is the best thing to watch him dive in and try to understand what God is trying to say to him through His word. I am really encouraged by how much Matt loves His Bible. He is always prepared to answer questions.

This week will probably be a busy one. We are going to try to show my mom and Luke a good time. We want them to see everything! So, I don't know how much I will be writing on here. However, I will write for sure when the week is done and fill everyone in on what happened during this week. Thanks again for all of your comments and your love. It is so nice to know that people check up on us and are curious about what is going on here. We love you all so very much.

Lots of love,
Jess and Matt