Praise the Lord for a safe arrival and a good first week here in Ulaanbaatar. Since our arrival we have spent time in the church plants of two baptist missionaries, toured the capital city and learned where the markets and shops are located, visited a Buddhist temple which was turned into a "museum", and visited a Kazakh couple in a neighboring town.
We are learning that it can take many hours to accomplish just a few tasks, or even run just one errand. One day we set out to purchase plane tickets, convert our money to local currencey, and buy a cell phone. Although we spent a good part of the morning on these endeavors, the only one that was accomplished was purchasing the cell phone.
Mongolia is not what one expects when thinking of an Asian country. It really is more like Russia than China. The people, food, culture, and language possess more of a Central Asian feel than that of the Far East.
We are thankful for all we have learned while visiting the country thus far, and looking forward to future ministry here.
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