Back to the school!

We have started our language study on the first week of September. Mongolian and Korean language share remarkably similar language structures. It is amazing how two completely different sounding languages can share so much. We found many of the same expressions are used in both languages. Later on, we will share some of these findings with you.

Peter and Hanuel started their school as well. They go to American School and the instruction is done in English. However, 80% of the students are Mongolian children and each class has a Mongolian assistant. They are instructed in bilingual setting. Peter and Hanuel have made many friends. Ms. Jaya, Peter’s teacher is from India (educated in England) and Ms. Catherine M, Haneul’s teacher, is from Canada.

Angel also attends a local government sponsored day care center. However, he gets sick a lot. So, far, Angel has been suffering from accruing colds, fever, stomach virus, vomiting and diarrhea. It has been non-stop. His body is getting adjusted to a new setting. Please pray for his health. We sometimes feel so helpless because it is our littlest one who is suffering the most.

The air quality in Ulaan Bataar is getting worse by day. You can already smell the burning coals and the sky over the ger district is already foggy as the night time temperature dips into the minus column.

We are excited about how God will guide us as we pray for a ministry. For now, our language study is our ministry and we need to focus on learning one of the best tools in sharing the Gospel, Mongolian language.

At our Bridge Language School with our fellow CAMA missionaries, Erik and Christiana Wahlen

Angel at his day care center with Mongolian friends.

Mongolian meals contain so much fat in order to stay warm during the cold winter month. Angel smells like mutton meat from head to toes when he comes back from his school.

Larry and Susan Savage had served in Mongolia for last three years. Larry is an accountant and financial advisor. They left the field on September 4 and Ruth works as a bookkeeper for the Mongolian field.

Ulaan Bataar’s skyline is changing literally over night. There are many new buildings being constructed and modernized city means more traffic, crimes and higher unemployment.

One of the characteristics of Communist country is a huge square in the middle of the city. Sukbaatar Square is the center of Ulaan Baatar. There are many government buildings, museums, theaters and opera house.

Last summer, Ulaan Baatar was a war zone for a few days. Some of the government buildings were damaged from riots and demonstrations. Some repairs are being done.