From time to time we run into people who can legitimately be called ‘superheroes.’ Dave and Cindy Hayden (pictured below) definitely fit this category.

Tonight was our best one yet in country. We were invited to the home of our new friend Hauzhein (in white shirt) for dinner and tea.

Here we are on a mountain overlooking our city at sunset with some new Kurdish friends.

This is a picture of the sunset across the street from our apartment here in the middle east.

Welcome to the Bazar (pronounced Bah – Zar, accent on first syl-LA-ble). This is the center of commerce, trade, bartering, and city-life.

So here’s Sam tackling his laundry for the first time. Life is a bit experimental here because the electricity comes and goes without warning apparently.

Janet and I are eating breakfast in the dining hall of a large resort-style hotel in Marathon Beach, Greece (approximately 30 miles north of Athens). We arrived the day before after experiencing a whirlwind of planes, trains, and automobiles, flying through the night, to participate in the annual Middle East Field Forum.