Sunday/Monday

Today was most fruitful. We visited with one of the directors of a religious radio station in Reykjavik. She and her husband, the other director are American, which made communication easier, though most people we have encountered here speak very good English. They are not sure if they can use TFTW's material, not for doctrinal reasons, but rather because of legal limitations on the amount of non-translated foreign-language material they can transmit. The same is true of all stations, religious or secular. We also met the members of the church with whom we have only previously had contact via e-mail. They are very friendly and hospitable, and interested in our work. They are going to help us get an appointment with an Icelandic religious TV network that also transmits into Europe, meaning they have no limitations on foreign-language material.

Yesterday we drove around quite a bit, going under a fjord through the longest tunnel I believe I've been through, almost 6 km, and so deep your ears pop well before you get to the bottom. Too bad we didn't understand the signs that said it was a toll road... Imagine our surprise when we saw the toll booth at the end. We saw some of the most beautiful mountains you can imagine, and though we didn't realize it at the time, we were quite close to the volcano through which Jules Verne's adventurers set forth in Journey to the Center of the Earth. We have had different weather each day, from rainy to snowy to crystal clear. The sun rises around 10 a.m., only rising high enough to shine directly in your eyes when traveling east. It just kind of rides the horizon around to the west to set around 5 or 5:30.

Well, I guess I'll stop for now before this Icelandic keyboard drives me crazy. They have three or four letters that we don't so the keyboard is configured slightly differently. As always, thanks for reading, and please continue to pray for us and our families.