So much to tell and thank for!

Our dear friends! We hope that you were patience enough and now can read this new post. These past 5 days were busy for us, I was trying to make our home a Yakim's home :) and we were exploring the stores in the town. The difference that we've faced right away is time planning for groceries shopping - supermarkets are closed at 8pm. But we feel like little kids staring at the shop windows and looking up and to the right and to the left and not forgetting to close our mouths :) Couple of times we were lost on our walking route to ETF, but that produced more adventures. Leuven is full of different statues and old buildings. The fall is here and it is beautiful - my favorite season by the way.

I find it difficult to express all our observations and feelings - too many. We thank God for being here and we don't forget that this is He Who had chosen us and sent us here. He was with us when we went through all kinds of unexpected turns. Not only our separation, but the next day after Vova left I found out that my grandma had a stroke and that her right side is paralyzed... Unexpected thing, but not unknown by God. So, not having my visa yet, I went to mom and stayed there for several days supporting my mom and taking care of my grandma. My grandma is 81 today! She is recovering. Even when I was still at home I could observe the improvement in her condition - she started to move her arm and leg, her speech became more clear, her ability to eat came back to her. These all were possible only because of God and His grace and many many prayers that you showered on her - many people in Ukraine, Belgium, US, Britain prayed for grandma. You can know that your prayers are answered! I am afraid that if I start calling the names I might miss somebody. I appreciate your prayers for our families in Ukraine and Belarus! One of the great stories about my grandma is when she wrote a letter to Mikhail Gorbachev, the president at that moment, on the matter of town plans to demolish her house that she built herself after the WW2. She actually received a response and her letter back with all mistakes corrected :) Our house stands till this day. After grandma's stroke everything became clear why my visa wasn't in my hands yet. Though I collected it on Friday the 26th of October I stayed for 3 more days with mom and than flew to Brussels. The most exciting part of this story that grandma prayed a repentance prayer together with my mom!

I hope you forgive such long post, but this is not the end. Yesterday we went to International Baptist Church in Brussels. First in the morning we had a prayer time led by the pastor and after that we had a service and communion. We met lot's of people whose names I barely can recall. After the church service we had more fellowship and great lunch at the youth leader's home. And finally after that we went downtown Brussels to see some famous places!

Today was my first day at work. Fun! I always like to learn new things and here where you have piles of books on your desk the chance to learn is very big. I learn how to work in the new library program. I even have a desk and a computer! Vova is busy with his studies, this week he starts to write first paper and he is getting ready for Hebrew exam that will be in December.

Enjoy our pictures :) :) You will find them here soon!