Eliana's first few weeks in Mozambique

Eliana has really been thriving in Mozambique, which has been our prayer for our girls for a long time. When we first arrived she showed signs of culture shock and/or jet lag (like fear to get out of the car and an unusual attachment to her bed), but after 3 days, she started to be in her element.

the river marginal near our house

We make sure to take her outside everyday. She loves to play in the driveway of our apartment building with the Mozambican children that live here. She can't communicate with them yet, but says portuguese phrases when we encourage her.

It was a nice surprise to find that our language learning city, Quelimane, has a couple of parks. Eliana had a ball with Daddy and some local children last weekend at one.

Can you find Eliana in the 2 pictures below? She is the only white face. This is the children's Sunday School of the church we will likely settle at for a first year of language study. Eliana did amazingly well, although it must have been a bit overwhelming to have children surround her and touch her for the majority of the service.

We give thanks to the Lord that Eliana is doing so well. Lilah, on the other hand, has been quite sick since we arrived, but we also give thanks because the Lord has shown His face through it. He is good all the time!