Anja's arrival

A new team member arrived this week to work with us in Alhaurin. This brings our little team up to six members, after being five people last year and only three people the year before. Anja is German, but has come to us from Australia, and will be serving the Western Europe ministry in different ways relating to admin and communication. This week, I've been taking time to orientate her - finding out about where she can attend Spanish classes, how to get her residence permit, where to register with the town hall as a local resident, etc. We also paid a visit to the town's tourist information office in order to pick up maps and some information about the local area.
This week we were also invited to a lovely "ladies' brunch." A Spanish friend decided to invite a number of us who work with different mission agencies to come together on a regular basis for friendship and fellowship. It was fun to connect with these women and share together about some of the joys and challenges of moving to live in Spain. Anja was able to hear first hand from women who have already been through the experience of moving and settling here over the past four or five years.