Well, it happened again.  Yesterday was my birthday.  The kiddos gave me a surprise party, we had some pizza and then some Dairy Queen ice cream.  It's been hot in Dallas this week, up to 100 degrees the last four days.  The A/C can be set at 85 degrees and it still feels good at that temperature!  Our first round of classes at GIAL is coming to a close this week.  Maya is earning a solid B in this college level phonetics class we are taking, which is awesome!  I'm doing fine with my classes, keeping up with the relentless pace etc.

Please continue to pray for our family to do well here, pray especially for our house in Dayton to sell to relieve us and our church in Dayton of the added expense of keeping it up.  Continue also to pray for my mom who meets with a surgeon next week to discuss options for dealing with the cancer that was found in her testing these past couple of weeks.  She asks that you pray for healing, but moreover for wisdom, both for her and for the medical professionals tasked with being God's instruments to help her.

Thank you all for your love and support.

Rich for Maya and the Crew