Merhaba

Just a quick update--I'm in Istanbul now, enjoying my time with friends here. I plan on leaving Sunday evening to Kosova, arriving Monday morning and spending about a week there. Jason Stryd will be coming in Tuesday afternoon, I'm excited to see him there!

Istanbul is beautiful, very urban and cosmopolitan; it makes Bethlehem feel very provincial in comparison. But I'm already starting to miss speaking Arabic and Hebrew, and enjoying some of the cool things about living in the Bethlehem/Jerusalem area.

God bless you all.