Pregnancy Center ministry from an old building into a gorgeous, newly
renovated office. We finished the move last week and are now putting
the finishing touches on the office, organizing, and leading prayer and
worship each morning with the staff and clients.
Our contact, Ed, is a bit of a perfectionist who adores his new
wooden floors. There are strict rules of what one can and cannot place
on the floors in fear of scratches/dents in the wood (which is totally
understandable since Ed wants the new office to as professional as
possible).
But… there was a slight mishap Monday morning. Steph woke up early and sleepily stumbled her way through the living room
and realized she was standing in 3 inches of water. A valve in the
kitchen burst and flooded the entire flat! We jumped up and started
cleaning immediately, scooping up buckets upon buckets of water. All of
the boxes were soaked. Katie and Audrey tried to buy cleaning supplies,
but it was a national holiday and ALL stores were closed. Ed was gone
and we didn’t have a working cell phone to call him. We were stuck in a
flooded apartment in a foreign city. Luckily it only took a couple
hours to clean. We watched a couple episodes of our beloved Bones and
finally relaxed.
Aswe were leaving to wander the city later that afternoon, I smelled gas
fumes in the office. Somehow, the flat had been leaking gas and we
didn’t realize it until then. We aired out the apartment and left
before it poisoned us. Then, after supper the fumes disappeared and
Audrey got the bright idea to boil an egg in the microwave, since we’re
lacking a stove this month. She put a whole raw egg into a bowl of
water and cooked it for 10 minutes. (Mind you, the microwave is in the
middle of the living room). About 9 minutes into it, the microwave exploded: the door
flew open with a loud bang, landing in Cindy’s hair! A hysterical fit of giggles quickly followed.
fumes, and we blew up Ed’s microwave. All in a day’s work!
