So this week we received a small envelope in the mail that was addressed to Mr. Schmalz and Mr. Garner and honestly it looked like junk mail, so we threw it in the junkmail pile and went out to go and talk to people. After a looooong hard day of getting doors slammed in our faces we decided to call it a night and to start making dinner. The coconut gulash was simmering on the stove top and we were listening to some music when all of the sudden everything went dark...... slowly our eyes adjusted and we went to the power box to see if we had tripped anything, and everything was absolutely perfect. We had noooooo idea why we didn't have power, so we ate dinner by candle light and went to bed, assuming that what ever happened would resolve itself by the next morning.
Well the sun came up and a new day started just like it always does, but one thing was still missing. We still didn't have power! We called the mission office to see if they could help us, but on this fine day, the mission office was actually all taped off for the purpose of repainting, so the office couple informed us that we were on our own and to see if we got anything in the mail that would explain this sudden lack of electricity. We turned to the junk mail pile and we found the small envelope from the city of Itzehoe that pretty much said "we are turning your power off because we lost your money and we want more... First off, what the heck? That is not how paying bills works (I hope)? and secondly, the city office where we needed to pay for said electricity was closed until the next day. We called the office couple again asking what we should do and they suggested we buy candles, so we did. Did you know with six candles you can boil enough water to cook rice? Neither did we, but it's true, you can!
Other than that awesome adventure, we had a pretty normal week. Spring has sprung here in Deutschland and it looks absolutely beautiful! The work is going great here in Itzehoe and I'm doing good too!
Thank you all for your love and support and I hope you all have a good week!
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