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It has been a super-long time since my last update of this blog. We’ve had such an adventure, and this rollercoaster-ride is just beginning. Hopefully you’ve been getting our updates via email or Facebook. If you took a picture of our lives right now, you might be surprised by what our life looks like. I know that I wouldn’t recognize the life that God has chosen to craft mine into. As we begin this New Year, the Harris family leads a life that is saturated, sprinkled, and shining with promise and opportunity. We are still adjusting to living Croatian-style, but it’s beginning to feel more and more like home.

Our main task is meeting for language-learning with our brilliant Croatian tutor Ivana. She usually comes over a little early for a chat and coffee before our lesson. We enjoy using the method we were taught during our training in Colorado. Tim is grasping the language quickly and naturally looks for opportunities to use it throughout our daily lives. I, on the other hand, am learning as well, but sometimes find myself more cautious. My confidence is increasing daily, while my vocabulary grows rapidly. The Holy Spirit is definitely at work as we rely on Him to be the Ultimate Communicator.

We also meet regularly with our teammates. We pray for each other and any other prayer needs that seem to be pressing on our hearts at the time. I love this time. It is especially unifying for our team. Also, it’s so humbling to hear the hearts of my friends and co-workers.

We just took down our Christmas decorations and have the house ready to live in for as long as God allows. We will need to find another place to live before May. Our landlord has sold this house, but our God is taking care of us. We have several positive possibilities for a new place to live, and He is showing His power throughout this situation.

All in all, we are moving forward. Daily life is becoming more of a routine. God has us in His hand. As long as we continue to dedicate each day to Him, and His work, we have no needs and most of our desires are covered as well. I plan to keep this blog current and would appreciate any questions, topic ideas, and accountability.

Praise God in EVERYTHING!!!