July 13, 2002

It has been good to be back in the States; it’ll be good to go back to Zababdeh, too.

We spent the day in West Chicago, a town (not surprisingly) to the west of Chicago. Two of Marthame's seminary classmates have been there for a while, living and serving and raising their family. We re-met their older daughter and met their brand new baby daughter. Other friends came out to join us for a cookout with their two kids, so we got to meet the next generation of the old knitting group. A long day of good reconnecting with our old peer support, something we've all missed.