Yesterday our 17-year old Samuel returned to our home state. Over the summer, he will resume working the part-time jobs he had before we moved overseas. He will also participate in summer league basketball practices at a local high school, where he has begun the enrollment process to attend next fall. He has a wonderful opportunity to live with the head coach and a good friend of mine. Samuel is a hard worker..... as a student, as an athlete, and as an employee. He does not draw attention to himself, yet he is a magnet for young kids, probably because he has had so much experience relating to them with 6 younger siblings. Samuel will most likely be successful at whatever he does because he is loyal, consistent, diligent, and does things with excellence. We are looking forward to seeing how God will work in and through Samuel as he leaves our home and spends the next year with another family.
The past month has been about continuing language study, initiating relationships with other evangelical leaders here, continuing facilitation of on-going ministry stateside, and spending 3 nights at the Dead Sea with my wife for our 20th anniversary :-)
Remember the Syrian brother I was counseling? He has not contacted me about having another session but tells me that he is doing well when I see him at church. He will soon immigrate to Canada.
We bought a vehicle over the past month! Weird to be back in a min-van.
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