So...it has been a rough day.

You can always tell how a day is going to turn out from how well you get out of bed. If you get out quickly and ready to get started with the day, then you know it will be a good one. But, if you end up getting out bed very lazily and practically being late to a scheduled morning event, then you know that the day is going to be very complicated. Well...that sums up today.

Today we found out that eight M-workers and two local Afghans had been shot and killed in one of the northern provinces. The group was providing eye care for that part and were about to finish their three week trip. In fact, the group was supposed to be returning soon, which makes this all the more harder for the people who have now been left behind. Friends and family alike are shocked by the news, as is our own group. It has really opened my eyes to the line of work that I have willingly put myself in. The reality is, things can, and might, happen. All we can do is trust that there is a plan in all of this, and after some deep thinking, I know that there is a bigger thing going.

I just ask that you keep the friends and families of the workers who were killed in your minds as you go on and remember, Life is too short to be dealing with earthly things, so set your eyes higher.

Yours truly,

Reks (My nickname.)