Middle East

I had the opportunity to go on a trip to the Middle East to encourage some friends who work there- one is a teacher at an international school, 2 others live in a city and work with a preschool in a poverty stricken area and help train business men...also one teaches at a seminary....it was an incredible experience!!

I served on a team that provided teacher training in churches and a preschool. Specifically I spoke on how to incorporate play into learning (yeah Rec Therapy days!)...it was awesome!

some of the kids from the preschool

huge highlight: CHRISTY SEIFERT!

Hanaa- our translator and her husband- she was hysterical!

a mosque- we only had to cover here, it was so sad to be in a city of millions with thousands of mosques- the call to prayer 5 time a day calling the people to pray to their god- it was heartbreaking....

Christy Robb and I in front of the Ramadan flag-

the city street shots were incredible...so hard to capture

walking along the Mediteranean Sea

sweet Tom and Ann Hawkes

one of the helpers at the preschool, MaryAnn...

Arabic Phonics lesson

great local food

taxis and traffic everywhere- street lanes just a mere suggestion-
sometimes I felt like I was in a Bourne film!

We got to visit Christy's classroom at her school- see Aimee?! It was so great to talk and remember Aimee and process so much. Christy flew home for Aimee's funeral- I hadn't seen her since.

Starbucks :)

falooka (i know i'm spelling this wrong!) ride on the Nile river. A far cry from baby Moses floating in a basket- it was full of these party boats with DJs and dancing....

when in the Middle East.....

and then we got to travel to see the pyramids!!!

(cue the Bangles)

camel ride with Christy, never to be forgotten

smooching the sphinx

the oldest market in the world

Thank you to our hosts! And to the supporters who helped us get here- it was incredible! Huge thanks to Mamu for holding down the fort with sweet Dave! It was a fantastic trip- my heart has grown to love the muslim people in a way I hadn't known before- I feel the Lord has given me insight in how to pray more specifically for our friends living there- praying for the Lord to call the nations to Himself....