Chris writes: well life is at last starting to settle down as winter sets in, the last of the doctors have gone home and all has been packed and stored away ready for next year. Things are going well with the jobs which had been piling up for me while I was out with the doctor and my to-do list is now quite a bit shorter than my arm!! Our second power cut (and third long one!) due to non payment by our neighbours last week did not help life here but fortunately only for 48 hours this time but thankfully the power and our sanity was restored as abruptly as it was cut off! The regular cold and dank mist in the morning and glorious sunny afternoon is becoming a pattern for the weather as we watch with concern the flooding back home in the UK. Life seems a little slower now and less frantic but that may not last long as we have the arrival of the Christmas packages just around the corner and then our second Christmas as missionaries serving in Kosova to look forward to. We are now starting to come to grips with some aspects of life here and starting to know what to expect which is good. Our learning of the language is growing but never as fast as we would like. As a couple we are trying to work together better and understand each other better..but still somedays are harder than others. The support, love and prayers from our friends and family is being felt by us both. We are also thinking and talking a lot about our future and hope to share this with you at sometime. Well lunch is calling so I'd best sign off and say thank you so much for reading and following our adventure here in Kosova. Much love

Chris writes: well it is hard to believe that we have been here in Kosova for a whole year tomorrow!! Our first birthday! At the moment life is sooo.....busy as we are in the middle of our doctor visit and my job is driving him out into the villages. In addition my job in the clinic has changed...i am not just registering the patients....but now i am sorting out the drugs - giving out the medicines as prescribed by the doctor!! It does mean i am much more involved in the clinics and much busier and all round better experience which i am enjoying. Naturally while i am doing the clinics all my jobs back in Krushe are piling up but that is ok and just means i will be busy for a few weeks to come! We are doing ok as a couple and our future here seems to be getting clearer but we were rocked by the news that two good friends of ours working out here could be returning home at anytime...this made me feel quite homesick and a reminder of the frailty of our existence out here. Please do pray for us especially during this busy time that we will be able to keep healthy and strong and we will not be affected by the attacks of the enemy. Zoti Bekoft and thanks for reading....we love you guys :)