Lille

We are in Lille as of last Monday. We drove up in our Chevy, bigger than our Cleo from last time. We got into our apartment and we were impressed. We found the church thanks to the French couple we are replacing and spent family home evening with 5 of the young adults and the couple that has been with them for quite a while. This good couple comes from 30 miles away and they are not even in their own ward. Good people.

We spent the week getting food and things for the apartment and that is still going on. The convection oven was delivered Tuesday morning and it is great. The washer and dryer came the next morning and we went and bought a fridge that will come next Monday. The apartment has a living room and dining area combined, a small bedroom we are using as office space and a bedroom with a queen size bed. The bathroom is just fine and the toilet is a small box by itself. Mom put two gold letters on the door that spell WC. The kitchen is small but compact. It has good cupboard space but I am happy to say that there is only room for your Mother, so I am excluded from entering. The only problem we have is that for now we have to park on the street and we have to pay from 9:00 to 5:00. We pay until 11:20 and then take off for the day. We hope to have a place in the buildings garage soon.

The chapel is large and has a great kitchen area. Two wards use the building. There is plenty to do in finding the less actives, so we won't lack for things to do. Our Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sundays are usually taken with the young adults. Tomorrow we head for Charleroi, Belgium for a conference with the European leader of the young adult program.