Weekly Snapshot

Our first week in Beijing was very busy and exciting. We thought we would share a few of the highlights.

After three days of apartment shopping we found a two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in Wangjing Xincheng. This is the same neighborhood that Gary and Danita Jackson live in and is in the same building as the apartment rented for Let's Start Talking teams! Our address is:

John and Susan Cooper
Wangjing Xincheng
Building 411, Apartment 2606
Chaoyang District
Beijing, China 100102

We have registered with the police twice... Once when we arrived and again when we moved into our apartment.

We signed up with a language school called New Bridge (same as Jacksons attend). It is in our neighborhood and very close to our apartment! They are going to help us get our extended student Visas. We begin the "301" beginners class on September 3rd and will be in class every weekday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Susan and I both suffered through minor stomach bugs (as did Kat), but we are feeling better now. Also, we have finally adjusted from the jetlag. This is especially true for Nash who struggled more this time with the adjustment than he did in March.

We have gathered for worship on two Sundays now and actually got to hear a sermon in english this Sunday, which was translated for the Chinese. The current LST team from California seems to be doing a great job and we had a fun party yesterday with them and their readers.

Last night we witnessed the baptism of "Sophie". She had been studying with LST teams and attending church services. We will witness two more baptisms tonight. Perhaps the best part of this experience was how we all sat around after the baptism and shared Scriptures and words or encouragement with Sophie.

Prayer Requests: Language development, adjustment to new culture, balance in our schedules, opportunities to share Christ.

There is probably much more I could write, but we want to try to keep these notes short while still communicating what God is doing in our lives and in Beijing.

In His Love,
John, Susan, and Nash