"Widgets"

For those of you unfamiliar with blogging, all of the nice things you see at the right side of every page (our picture(s), Justin's address, etc.) are called widgets. Justin pointed out that I had a picture of him and me, and a separate picture of Isaac. He said I should update it with another picture from my computer, so I've done so! I can't believe I didn't think of this before.
I just spoke with Justin. He seems to be doing well. I received a letter from him not long ago telling me about some of the bible studies he's been leading. At some of them, he and his soldiers have been joined by some Kurdish Christians! This is super exciting for Justin, as he's always had a heart for this people group. He had to do a study in seminary, during which time he also filled me in on a lot of Kurdish history. I have to say, I am very happy for Justin to have this opportunity. God opens so many doors. Who would have thought Justin would get to minister to people other than his fellow soldiers? I did have to laugh when Justin told me about a mild language barrier. He said that one of the Kurdish gentlemen in attendance said, "We really have to stop and listen to you. Your accent is not like that of many English speakers!" Justin's Southern Mississippi accent isn't particularly strong but is apparently still detectable. Justin says he's taken some really neat pictures of recent sandstorms. He's sending them to me on a DVD. As soon as I receive them, I'll post them on here.