I know I didn't inform you all of this trip ahead of time, because I didn't want my mom to worry.  haha!  My friend Samira and I decided to rent a car today and visit a couple of seekers.  It was about a 3 hour trip from my house, but that wasn't the biggest challenge.  No!  The biggest challenge was that I've never drove a standard before today.  That's right!  I went around the block once, but I've never exceeded 2nd gear.  Today was the day!  Praise the Lord he was watching over us.  Surprisingly, I did rather well.  I've watched several people and I knew the concepts, but getting the foot work and stopping was my biggest fear.  I actually made it all the way to the gas station before I killed it.  haha!  I killed it at least 20 times stopping at the tolls and trying to reverse.  I wasn't getting it all the way into 1st gear.  By the end of the day, I was making smooth transitions and I made it home through the crazy traffic.  Seriously, who learns how to drive a standard in a busy city where people don't stay in their own lane.  Well, I do!!

So besides driving a standard for the first time, the highlight of the day was when Samira and I stopped at a shop and asked a man named Sammy if he could make a mosaic for us based on a verse out of the Bible.  He said, "Sure", so we left him a Bible in Arabic.  We're going to return in two weeks to pick up the mosaics saying "I am the way the truth and the life" in Arabic.  How cool is that?  Maybe he'll read more of it why he has the scriptures.  We can only pray.  He seemed excited to have the Bible in his hands.

After Lynda left, I thought my life would slow down and be boring, but honestly I'm doing more than I was before she left.  This week, I've been watching Ellie (6 month old girl) in the morning so I don't leave here until 1ish.  Thankfully, I don't have a language lesson today.  I'm trying to enroll in some classes at NEO, so I have to fax in the paperwork.  It's been an interesting experience to say the least.  Who would have thought it could be so difficult to enroll from Africa.  haha!

Thankfully it isn't as hot here today.  Monday and Tuesday it was crazy hot.  This hot wind came through called Shihillee (sp?)  It was 108 degrees, not to mention, it was like a desert storm.  The wind was blowing like mad.  I had put my laundry out on the line and it was completely cover with dirt when I returned.  Oh the joys of living without a drier.  haha!  So I had to wash my clothes again, but no worries.