Traveling Time

Mike and I took a few days and went to Abu Dhabi.  Our friends from Chicago were in town and we wanted to see them and hang out with Russell, too. It was a great getaway.  We got to visit church, catch  up with good friends and stroll down memory lane. Mike and I had not been back to Abu Dhabi together since we left 19 months ago. (Can't believe we have been in Doha over a year and a half now!)

My friends and I in Abu Dhabi eating lunch  served on a banana leaf.  

Next week I am leaving town again. This time to a much cooler climate and a place very unlike our home here in the Arabian Gulf. I am on a team heading to Krygyzstan for 8 days. We are going with Samaritans Feet and taking in over 600 pairs of new shoes to orphans there and delivering a message of hope to them. An interesting side note is the team is made up of many of my Abu Dhabi friends. Not only do I look forward to what we will be doing in Bishkek but I also look forward to hanging out with good friends for 8 days. Nothing like a challenging adventure to make good memories which hopefully include lots of laughter. :)  On a more serious note, I pray that God will touch the lives of the people we encounter and that He will be pleased with the work that is done.