Easter Greetings and Goodbyes

Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed!

Happy Easter to all of you. This blog marks my first without Lena and my last in the Czech Republic for a while. Lena is presently on a plane to South Korea where she and Eojin will be touring to promote their smashing CD. On Friday of this week I will be headed

to London, England until early June. This is unfourtunatly due to the fact that because of visa issues I need to leave mainland Europe before my tourist visa expires. I have enough days left on the visa to travel back to the Czech Republic when my family visits in June and to hand in my final papers. I will be staying at the London Mennonite Centre for the duration where I'll spend my time seeing a few sights and hammering out my final papers.

Speaking of which, I have gotten a lot done on them this week. I managed to put together one 2600 word outline on a 5000 page paper and am in the process of completing the second outline by this Wednesday. I will meet with both my professors before I leave to make sure I continue well on my way. While the papers are coming all splendidly, they have caused a mild amount of chaos in the apartment. My work has mushroomed out into most of the living space. But, oh well, it's a matter of creative necessity.

This morning I had the pleasure of attending an early morning worship service with my congregation, Sarka Valley Community Church. We walked around the small valley, read Scripture, and sang. Afterwards we shared brunch together. It is difficult to be away from family during this time. Especially when they are all down in Virginia and attending worship at Springdale. But I am blessed by my congregation here and the friends that I have made.

Please pray for me during my transition to London. I will be leaving a lot of wonderful friends behind who will not be around when I return. Making new connections in London will also be stretching. Thank you all so much for your prayers. I enjoy hearing from you all from time to time. Blessings and peace to you on this Easter day!