This summer

Last year at this time I was packing my bags and getting ready to leave for Egypt. I packed two huge suitcases and a carry on and made my way to Virginia. I flew out of Washington Dulles International Airport to Frankfurt, Germany. After a layover for a couple hours, I flew on to Cairo, Egypt. I spent 3 weeks in Egypt before heading back to the States to start my new job at Campbell University.

I've included a picture of a sunrise in the Sinai desert. This is a place that I watched the sunrise from the side of a desert mountain. I cried at the beauty of it and experienced the presence of God.

This summer, I didn't get to travel anywhere out of the country. So far this summer I've completed one class for 3 credits and I begin another one tomorrow. After this class is over, I'll only have 19 hours left to finish my masters degree.

While I wish I had been able to travel at least a little, I'm happy to be able to complete these classes and being closer to graduating. What have you been up to?

Things change

I was sitting here tonight thinking about how things change. I moved to Buies Creek 2 1/2 years ago into the apartment I still live in today. One of my roommates was Ahunna. I've included one of the pictures we took together during my first weeks here. She'd probably kill me if she knew I was posting her picture.

We have lived together for the past 2 1/2 years. We have had our good times and our bad times. We've also had two other roommates (1 at a time) and each have had their own personality conflicts with us.

At any rate, Ahunna has been moving out over the past few weeks. Things are changing around my apartment. I am hanging new curtains, changing the furniture around and generally getting things the way I like them. Ahunna is getting married on Saturday. I'll go to her wedding to celebrate with her.

As much as I like the changes that I'm making, things won't be the same around here. Many memories have been made with Ahunna and I will always remember the times we spent together.


May we always treasure the friendships we have as the world continues to change.