Summer!

This is just a quick post to say that we.... LOVE SUMMER HERE! At least "here", in the states, where we can walk out our front door dressed in any manner of clothing... Where we have a park located not even a 1/8 of a mile away...

Where there are soccer fields, baseball diamonds, water fountains, playgrounds, restrooms... and families and kids playing together in this incredibly green and gorgeous place! And Ben loves it too...

Otherwise we are working on our newsletter, planning the rest of our time here with meetings and church visits and somehow preparing for our quickly approaching return to the Sand Box... although that date is still uncertain- most likely Aug/Sept. And, of course, we're trying our best to keep up with the World Cup... Go Brazil!!

Back in Minnesota and waiting for visas...

After a 6 days trip to Turkey and over 30 hours of traveling, we are back in Minnesota. Turkey was great!!! What a great place to go and visit. So much of history and so much to see around. We stayed in Istanbul only(the Golden Horn) but, from there we could go around and the old city walls. Palace,Market, Blue Mosque, Sofia Church(Mosque, Museum), Black Sea, Bosphorus Straight and so much more.

I was sick for too days with a horrible bug in my guts, so it wasn't fun at all!! After I went to the hospital and got a IV the rain started to come. So we had few less days than we planned.

Now in MN, we are just re adjusting to time (we just did that 2 months ago). Ben

is doing great, wakes up around 3:30am and he

is ready to go. We are trying to keep him in bed but he know that noise calls our attention. And sleep with a "Dah dah dah" next room is not fun.

He is almost 8 months and we just counted how many flights he has been on.WOW, 21 flight he too on this short life of his. What a trooper!!!.

Now, we are waiting for Jess' visa approval for

we go back to the Land of Sand. Because she will be work

ing with the NGO, the visa has to be under them and not Eddy Ice Cream. As soon as

it is approved, we have a month to go back. Got our tickets, we will have just to adjust the date, close the house here in MN and pack again. (Sometimes we get a little tired of packing and un-packing... but it is part of life!).

We are excited about what God is going to do in the new city that we are moving too in Africa. It is where the majority of the tribe is located and coordinated well buildings and dams for people that have no water is just amazing. With that the opportunity to start some health programs and be more influential in the Community. Our commitment with this NGO is 2 years.

Blessings to you all and thank you for all of your prayers!