Emily & Ben in Egypt: Back in Action

So we (read I) let the blog slip, but we are newly resolved to provide more regular updates this year. I want to do something more in depth soon, but for now I thought I would let you know that we are back in Cairo and things are kicking into gear.

This summer we had the chance to travel to Switzerland to meet our God-daughter, see Emily's folks (the Hinsons) in VA, and see my folks (the Robinsons) in WA. It was a busy three weeks, but a godsend to be able to see friends and family. We returned to Cairo about 10 days ago, and jumped right back into it as I lead worship and preached, and Emily returned to work at the Embassy. I have had a little downtime now that Paul Chandler is back, but most of the youth from church are not. That will change this week as we kick off our youth programs for the fall at St. Johns.

In other good news, Emily is now a student at Gonzaga University. She will begin a MA to become at Nurse Practitioner at GU (via correspondence). For the next two years she will do her coursework while continuing to work at the US Embassy. Go Emily.

And now a couple of pics...