We cannot believe how fast the time is going by, we are almost one-third of the way through our mission. We feel we have accomplished a lot in the short period of time we have been here but we have a lot of work ahead of us. We have been working hard, because we love the work, but we do get a little weary each night after a 10 or 11 hour day. Since I wrote last we have met or visited with five Ambassadors, Austria, Jordan, Papua New Guinea, D.R. Congo, and Senegal. We really enjoy meeting with the Ambassadors, they are very polite, accommodating, intelligent, and seem to be interested in hearing what The Church is doing for them in their country. We had a long week-end over Memorial Day so we went North to Arden Forest, which is just outside of Birmingham, and stayed at a nice Marriott Resort with a golf course and I did not play. Instead of golf we drove about 20 miles to Warwick Castle, built in 1066, toured the Castle and grounds, and found it very interesting. We then drove to Stratford Upon Avon, about 10 miles away and spent a lovely afternoon walking quaint, old Henley Street with Shakespeare's home and a lot of little shops on it. We had a nice dinner and then went to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and watched Antony and Cleopatra. The play was 3 hours long but it moved right along, I think it helps now we have a better ear for the language and we really enjoyed it. Sunday we went to church in Solihull, which was close by, went back to the hotel, changed and checked out. We then drove home through the Cotswalds which was a fun experience. The Cotswalds is a region of small hamlets and towns that never changed when the Industrial Revolution hit England. To drive through them is like turning the time warp back 200 years. We visited towns like Stole on The Wold, Upper and Lower Slaughter and Brouton on the Water. We really enjoyed it and vowed to go back again and stay in one of the quaint old places We enjoy working with the Ambassadors and one of them, Amb. Qirko from Albania, is very interested in genealogy and finding some of his own ancestors. We have worked closely with him and a senior genealogist at the Family History Centre and hope we find some connections, Albanians are not known for doing genealogy. We have really enjoyed getting better acquainted with him through this process. We love working with the missionaries in the London England Mission, Joyce has become like a surrogate mother to many of them. They are such bright, wholesome, spiritual kids and a real breath of fresh air to be with. We attend their Zone Conference with them and try to take different ones to lunch to get better acquainted. We enjoy working with the Faith Based groups as well, we have attended some interesting events. We had one the other night we attended to hear an Italian woman Appellate Court Judge, Judge Cartabia, speak about Freedom of Religion from a judicial perspective and there is no neutral position that doesn't discriminate some party so there has to be Judicial Accommodation. (think about that one for awhile) It was a very thought provoking lecture and she did a great job. The other great opportunities that comes out of these events is the networking with other attendees. You can see why we love it and really enjoy sharing this experience together. We see the Lord's hand guide us in our work, He opens doors and opportunities for us and we receive special blessings when we are on His errand. We love you all and pray for you daily.