This month's update is primarily about us taking care of us. Thankfully, there has been a steady steam of fellow workers through Dubai for us to care for in tandem with our steady flow of doctor appointments. Dave’s blood sugar levels are consistently falling within normal range now and his insulin production, although low, is still sufficient…so no shots. This is all very good news and it means we should be traveling again soon. Our Stateside Assignment time, which starts in early July, is quickly approaching and there are several places we’d like to visit before returning to the States for six months. I’m sure to some folks we must seem like Haley’s comet….”I wonder when they will shoot through here again?”
We’re still working on dates and locations for our stateside time and we long to go everywhere and see everyone but we know that isn’t realistic. When I think about all the places we’d like to go…it would take some kind of intergalactic contortionist. Maybe it’s time to reread, “Hitchhikers Guide the Galaxy” a little closer for tips. Right now, we’d be willing to start wherever we can find a car to use, which is prayer request number one. We need wheels. Request number two is for many dear friends who are now returning to Afghanistan after a very tense and difficult time in that country. Although Afghanistan is not in our NAME region many of their workers pass through Dubai on medical leave, vacation or meetings and this affords us the wonderful opportunity of connecting with a few of them. Ask for peace, resiliency and wisdom as they adjust to security measures that become necessary from time to time as the situation warrants. Request three is for co-workers who are being denied access back into their country of service. It seems to be happening quit a bit this year. It obviously causes disruptions on so many different levels and in so many different lives. We do trust in his sovereignty. It is his field and he can certainly place us anywhere he desires. Ask for fresh vision and a reaffirmation of his calling for those who must move and also for those that remain and feel their absence. It is hard to leave and it is hard to be left. He is faithful. We praise him for the grace he gives to each one. Their faith in him is honoring and contagious. What I would really like to do is kick the enemy out of NAME so he can never come back! So, thanks for helping us give that old deceiver the boot!Sara - for Dave too
PS- Enjoy the pictures of our neighbors in the Gulf
