More coherent... hopefully :)

Hello friends... In my last post I think I was still a bit jet-lagged, so hopefully I'll be a bit more coherent now, even though when thinking over the past few days like this it's difficult not to ramble a bit. In a way, it feels like I've already been here three weeks, even though time has flown very quickly. The Linkston family has taken me in like one of their own children and included me in every aspect of their life. I really feel at home with them, probably partly due to the fact that they're Americans and they're from the South as well. But each of them have really been the body of Christ these past few days in helping me get adjusted to life here.
I am really enjoying getting to know the family, which I realized after my last post I didn't tell much about. The Linkstons have five kids, and one of their daughters is in high school in the States. The rest of their children are all under the age of eleven--three girls and a boy. So they have a very lively household! The kids have been on a 2-week break since I got here, so we've been doing something fun almost everyday to keep the kids entertained. This week we went and had morning tea with family friends at the park, went fishing out in the Swan River, and went to the library. It's all been quite fun.
On Sunday nights, everyone gathers at the Linkstons' house for church. This might sound unusual, but it actually fits in with the way Australians live. They like having their Sundays to do things, so it is easier to get them to come to a worship service that meets on Sunday night. Often, the church meets outside, but it actually rained (very unusual), so we had to improvise and meet inside the Linkstons' house. It was so great to meet the families in the church and see the faces of what I'd been hearing about for so long. And after our actual worship service each week, we have a meal--a covered dish type thing, and so it's an even better opportunity to build relationships with people in the church. Which is exactly what I want to do.
I'm probably going to be living with a family in the church soon--an Aussie family--probably in the next week or so. There are several families who have offered for me to come stay with them, but because of specific ministry opportunities with this family I believe it would be good to live with them. So please pray for that transition and those opportunities.
There's lots more to tell I suppose, but I've got to go because I was just told we're leaving the house in about ten minutes. I can't post pictures right now because I can't use my wireless card here. But as soon as I can, I will!