“Got back from Talil early this morning. The trip wasn't too bad. I rode with LTC G again. I guess he's mentoring me by doing that, but I had fun. I love saying off the wall stuff to him cuz you can tell he doesn't expect it. I remembered my camera this time and got a lot of pictures. It's so primitive yet technological here. As we rode along the highway, there were shepherds with their flocks of sheep all over. I tried to get a good picture. We'll see if I did, but the whole time I kept thinking of the stories and parables throughout the Bible involving shepherds and sheep. Just like the preachers always describe, the sheep follow right behind the shepherd, and wherever the sheep were grazing, the shepherd wasn't too far away and was usually sitting in their midst. It kept bringing to mind how if only we could trust and follow God the way sheep do their shepherd, we'd be so much better off. That was by far one of the most amazing moments, being able to see that.”