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To continue... I have since had a few showers, though our living conditions are a bit unsatinery, it was wonderful to have a shower at all and they're cold... great because it's really hot here! :) But this is a really cool story I must tell you. So, everyone from home in the college and career group went on a trip to Utah (the Zion trip). I had to miss it to come here, and I saw all the pictures and wished so much I could have gone. Well first, the apartment that we're staying in here in the village is called "Zion." And then this morning, we all hiked up "the mountain", which is one of the big mountains that once you reach the top, you can see Hong Kong on one side and mainland China on the other. It was my first time ever climbing a mountain, and since they are rolling mountains, I actually climbed a few to get to the top. It was really intense at times and I was nearly dying at some points... but it was one of the most amazing things I've ever done!! The way down was quite dangerous, for it started raining and a lot of the trail was rocks and clay... very slippery. But that made it even more of a challenge! So through this, and other small ways, it was like God brought parts of that trip to me here... and He knew how special it would be for me.

And I must correct my last blog... there are no "cities" in Hong Kong, only different districts. So we have been to many different districts, eaten many types of food, have spent time with people with many different ethnicities... just yesterday we went to an international church... it was AWESOME! All the people in the worship band and all over were from Australia, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, and the US. Then we spent some time with Philipino women... they come here to work as maids and are not thought of very highly... they're so special and many of them really love the Lord. Saturday we spent time with a Nepalese ministry... we invited families from all over the village to come and we planned a children's program. We did a skit and played games and taught them songs (Shamarah and I did "deep and wide"). It was so much fun! Before that, we helped tutor the kids in English and math and did some door painting for them.

Though some things are pretty tough here, overall I truly like it! If only I could show pictures... there will be plenty... eventually. :)