First let me get to the bad news. I intended to write about this yesterday but forgot to include it. I had Marias call our Icelandic BCC student. As it turns out he did not begin our courses but was signed up by a friend who did it as a joke. That is a bit dissapointing. At least we know someone saw the ad.

Yesterday was another great day. Before we went to our Bible studies I took everyone to the shopping district in Reykjavik. It is a place filled with shops and foreigners in Iceland. Let me tell you how unusual this is. I have had Katrece here for a complete week and only yesterday went shopping. She has yet to even see the larger mall in Reykjavik - the Kringlan Mall. Since it is raining today I think we will. Katrece has quickly learned the the word "utsala" which means "clearance sale".

I had mentioned earlier that spring was approaching. Yesterday it began to sleet in Keflavik and then later in Reykjavik. It was too warm to collect much on the ground. I learned in January that the weather here changed rapidly and can be very unpredictable.

The Bible studies went very well. I spent my entire hour on a question that had to be addressed. It was brought up in Jimmie´s class and we could not let it be a problem. Marias questioned why God would punish someone who was very good but did not obey the gospel? He could not believe that God would do such a thing. The answer to that question can be found all through the Bible beginning in Genesis 3. I hope we put this one to rest. He is very eager to learn and said he had learned a lot from us. All of Marias´ daughters were present again last night. This is going well but I know this small group needs someone here on a regualr basis.