You Gotta go there to get milk in a bag

Hi Everyone!

Life in Durham, ON is most definately different than rural Saskatchewan! Life on NTMC Campus is probably the most different, but I'll start off with Ontario in general. It's amazing how much you get used to being able to see everything for miles around you. I feel as though I don't know the area very well because of the hills and curving roads. There are also crazy things here such as milk in bags, which makes the product seem questionable, as well as the flashing green traffic lights which means you get an advanced green to turn left.

But all the crazy changes outside of campus is nothing compared to the things we are trying to get used to here at NTMC.

When people I know move out of reach I always want to see their living arrangements, so I've put together somes pics.

This is our apartment on the left with Nate there BBQing. This is not quit half of the building, which has three doors and holds 4 families and a freezer/water room. We share the door/patio inside with another couple and our appt is on the left side. And from the door our bathroom is...........

That building on the otherside of the field a bit to the left with the red roof is where our bathroom is with showers. It is also the 1st year classroom/coffee room/library/food room/mission barrel.

This is inside our house from the front door. This house has lots of space; it feels like more room than our trailer in Osler. We have 3 bedrooms and this kitchen dining area, as well as a living room space. (below)
The couches are kinda nasty for color, but really comfortable! Give and take i suppose. All of the furniture was donated by NTMC and supporters I suppose. It was all here for us when we got here; bed included! It's amazing how generous people are with NTMC. We've been invited to almost every staff members home for supper or lunch and there's been numerous food items and other stuff just donated to the school for us students. God's doing amazing things at this school and people know it an want to do anything to help out.

I know, so far it doesn't look that bizarre or weird on this campus, but here is exhibit A. This is our Plumbing situation. Our running water is a Blue Goose which we fill up in the water room beside our apartment; our drain empties into a large pail, and once that's full (if you notice=) you must take it down the sidewalk a ways to dump it. No hot water, so when you do dishes or anything with hot water you must boil it. One really cool perk is that we get our drinking water from a spring. It's across a little bridge over a stream. Very good water.

All this to say that there is much to get used to, but we are doing it and enjoying our time here so far. We've had one week of orientation, which is overwhelming as there is much on our plates, but it keeps us busy.

Prayer Requests:

• Diligents in our assignments and homework




• Adjustment with going back to school




• being able to adjust to a busier schedule




• connecting with fellow classmates