Wow so much has happened and I left you all wondering whether I would get my visa renewed or not. So the girls and I flew to Antallya where I met a wonderful family! They had served in another nation for years till the doors of that country closed, and so they moved here cause the language is similar. I spent days picking their brains. They told me of some fruit they had had (doesn't sound right) in that other nation and how God prompted them to put responsibility in the hands of the locals ASAP. I really appreciated their philosophies and the things they had to share. I asked some questions about how they were finding things here in this nation. For so many people have said it is really hard, people that is. They are closed off. The mom of that family is very wise about natural healing and so I picked her brain to and she prayed for my health issues. I cried, I have felt so alone in this. Back home I could go see Sarah and she would pray with me, here, I haven't had that. If I talk to the family here to much all they do is worry and I’m worrying successfully well all by myself.
I also really enjoyed my stint in the big city, we went to the store like Costco, where you could find anything you could imagine in Bulk. I saw a bread maker and if I had the money and wasn't traveling by plane I would buy it for I long for the taste of good homemade wheat bread! The bread I can buy here is either soft and fresh white bread or dry and stale cardboard with a 6 month shelf life. We went to an international church, it was fun to worship in my own language to hear a message I actually understand to to meet a bunch of other forefingers here for various reasons. The guy MC the service (they had a guest speaker) was from Wales, so I also enjoyed his nearly Scottish sounding accent.
The family we stayed with didn't live in the city thought, they lived in this small village, with a large yard, lots of trees in their yard, room for a big dog and a garden spot. Their neighbors were hundreds of feet from them, with large yards, chickens, goats, sheep, cattle. I felt free, it was incredible to walk about hearing livestock, seeing space, not concrete buildings. I loved it. And to be honest I found a part of this country I could call home!!!! The family lived at the base of a hill, the kids and I hiked up the hill to see the sight. We spent a few hours exploring the ruins of an ancient Greek city. It was cool, I took a few pictures but my camera doesn't work very well these days so I didn't take many pics. I did pick up a piece of broken pottery. I was told that I probably wont be able to take it out of the country….but we will see. Here are some of the photos I took of the things we say. 
this first one is the chimney hole of a cave people lived in. 
The girls walking alongside of a Greek building down what was a street I would assume.
Cool archway of the door of the building you see in the above picture.
Don't know what it says, or even if you can see the script carved in the little pillar like thing. This is about where I found the pottery too.
A well, most were covered, which is scarier then uncovered cause I can see this hole and no to avoid falling in.
One of my students posing in a tomb! and the girls posing on top of another tomb….
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