The morning was spent together at Johannelund. While I met with a student, Elenn did some professional development.
After lunch, we walked to the Gamla (Old) Uppsala church and viking-era grave mounds. I’ve mentioned this place before, which is one of the most important historic sites in Sweden. We walked there in the cold, with temperatures right around freezing.
Yes, Kathi, 6 km of visibility!
Can you guess Elenn’s favorite color?
On the walk home, we coordinated a previously planned fika with Ingela. I will travel with Ingela to Ethiopia on Feb. 11, so this was a little getting to know you and for me to ask some questions. Ingela and Staffan (my colleague at JTH who left for Ethiopia last week) have lived and worked in Ethiopia for a few years at different times, going back to the Marxist era. She is warm and a great conversationalist. We spoke English for Elenn’s sake–which is wonderful for me.
Homemade pizza and great conversations at dinner was followed by my doing the dishes (I offered), while Elenn and Anya played ping pong.
It was a good day with about 6.5 miles of walking. I hope we can find a bike for Elenn.
Oh, and here’s the fika picture from yesterday!
With blessings,
Beth
So good to hear about your days.
I’m sure it deeply warmed your heart and soul to be with your sister.
God’s ongoing blessings and guidings be with you
Oh Mylanta! 6km! Whew. Leslie, Pris, Mary Fuentes and 2 others are with me in Wuhan right now!! Camp is in 5 days! Yikes! But I have a deep sense of peace and can feel that people are praying for me. So good!
Not sure if you knew Bud and Nellie Mae Hutter? They were at the first camp we came to in WA back in the day. Nellie Mae went on to glory on Jan 9th after a late diagnosis of multiple tumors throughout her body they found after she complained of back pain. She went fast and peacefully. Leslie brought me the program from her celebration service. She was such a constant presence in my early years in Aurora, IL and I am good friends with her daughter, Cheryl. Bud is one of the heroes of the faith for me.