We're really sorry that we still don't have internet in our apartment so we always have to go to either the student housing or the Epicentro to get online so therefore blog posts are less than frequent. Internet is on the way - we had to get a bank account here in Mijas and once we called for them to connect us it can take up to two months for them to actually come to hook us up.

But anyways... Ba da dum dum dum! Drumroll please! The moment you've all been waiting for - sorry - way too much build up for such a topic! Now that we've been here for a few weeks we can finally give you a better explanation as to what G42 is all about!

G42 is definitely the stepping stone to the next mission experience in our lives. Whether you are a Christian or not I think you will all agree that helping others and serving their needs is important and needs to be done. The Bible in James 1:27 says: "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." We are here at G42 to become strong leaders and to build our vision as to where and how we will serve God and his people. G42 is about becoming strong leaders of character and excellence in Christ and making our God-given dreams into plans of action for ministry.

School: Classes take place at la Epicentro (the Epicenter) which is literally a 30 second walk from our apartment. This is our third week in classes and the first week that has been working well for me (Jo) to be "in" classes. We tried using skype for the first week and a bit and it was not the greatest. We're now using baby monitors - the main one in the classroom and me listening in the front lobby of the Epicentro while Dez plays. The goal for this week is to change his napping schedule so that he'll nap through the afternoon session so that I will listen to the first session and be IN the second session. It worked yesterday and Dez is dying for a nap right now so hopefully it'll work this afternoon as well!

Life: We are enjoying our tiny apartment! We spend some evenings at the interns' houses using the internet or hanging out. Steve has made friends with some locals who he watches futball with. Other evenings we stay home and play games (Scrabble and Cribbage). Monday nights alternate girls' nights and guys' nights which are different activities every week. Tuesday and Thursday evenings are Spanish classes from 8:30-9:30. Every other Wednesday night is the scheduled family grocery run into Fuengirola which is the larger village/city?? at the bottom of the mountain. Friday nights are tapas nights - potluck finger foods - where we all make something and get together just to hang out. The doors are always open for locals although none have come as of yet. Friday through Sunday are days off although some weekends there are classes depending on when speakers are available to come. There are also some ministry opportunities on the weekends and Sundays we've been having church services as a group as well.
We went to an outdoor flea market in Fuengirola on Saturday. It was incredible! Literally everything including the kitchen sink! I saw a few!! We bought Dez a stroller because the super glue holding the wheel on his let go so we really needed one! It was so cheap to buy things there, it was slightly ridiculous!

 An amazing tree in Fuengirola...so cool that it needed to be climbed.

Hopefully that gives you all a better idea of what we're doing out here.