Fellow sojourner …
while it’s not the news I or you wanted to hear, let’s all remain faithful in this and the journey ahead! God is trustworthy.
So here goes …
upon entrance to the Beirut, Lebanon airport, en route from Erbil, Iraq on 3 October, I tested positive for Covid-19. For confirmation, I was again tested and results were positive, on the 5th. I have waited to relate any of this to you, wanting to insure all the tests were confirmed, and most importantly, that I could relate all this to Nora first.
All precautions were in place, even to the extent of me getting tested 3x times in the USA before we left, and again in Sulaymaniah, just before we left Iraq. All tests were “negative” for C-19.
Teammates, Mike, Joseph, Khalil, all tested negative on the 5th. 
I am fine. In all honesty, I feel great! I have had no real symptoms, to date. The Ministry of Health – Lebanon, has all travelers confined to a hotel room for quarantine. I am closely monitored by a trained paramedic(a teammate), and have a temperature monitoring device on me always. Joseph and Khalil are most gracious and provisional, in every way. I have plenty of food, water, vitamins, etc.. The hotel room is adequate and due to Joseph’s connections and love, is only $23 per night. I have plenty of work to do, and can accomplish all from the room, via WiFi. In that real sense, all is well.
On the other hand, this is a really tough one, as this prolongs the trip, and I am stuck in a hotel room, alone, for the remaining stay.
Thanks deeply !!!
Since this update is already a bit long, I’ll just say that up until this Covid-19 hit, it has been an absolutely awesome trip, with lots moving ahead on many levels and areas! Gratefully, we lost only 2.5 days of on-the-ground work, as Covid hit late in the trip. I will inform you much more in the next update, hopefully in only a few days.
Until then … here’s a taste … in photos … 
How can we thank you enough for your interceding for us in so many ways !
Our deep gratefulness and affections embrace you, as you do also to us …
Dan and Nora
GHNI – Global Hope Network International
https://www.globalhopenetwork.org/about/staff/daniel-emig
Global Hope Network International
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Daniel & Nora
… Jonathan, Bryan & Eliana
TCD – Transformational Community Development Bringing
Help and Hope to the Hidden and Least
in villages, refugee areas, as we also bring sustainability in:
– Water
– Food
– Health-Wellness
– Education
– Financial Capacity
Ironically, Nora and I have found ourselves extremely busy, albeit, working from very local places, mainly home. Yet, there have also been some needful rest-points, where there’s finally time to stop and contemplate. Is THAT activity really a priority? Is THAT relationship really healthy for me, in the everyone’s best interest? How can some of these isolation times be a measured “reset” times as well? When things pick back up in full blown external activities, will I(you) be able to enter it all a changed person, a better person? I think “yes” to you and me in these things !
Jonathan graduated from CSU with two degrees, physics and engineering. He’s currently en route (via Arizona), to California, where he plans to be near his girlfriend, Emily, who just completed her first year in medical school.
Eliana graduated from Lewis Palmer High School, and is planning to “remotely walk” in her graduation ceremony. During Covid-19, she has worked hard at DoorDash and Qdoba.
Bryan, in the weeks of many experiencing layoffs, landed a full-time position as a pharmacy tech., in Breckenridge, CO. He also continues his pursuits of media/video/photography business, as a priority.
Nora, once again, shined, as she adapted to remote teaching, even with her special needs children. Not easy. Yet her gentle engaging warmth of personality still managed to capture her audience of students and teachers alike.
Dan … ZOOM calls abundant(some 1-3 hours each), SKYPE calls a many, WhatsApp calls and texts aplenty, e-Mails a plethora, trainings, counseling, mentoring, planning, strategizing, … it’s really been a great time to get a lot of internal organization things accomplished, executed, and furthered. I’m already sensing that re-launch post-Covid will be healthier and better than ever! Our teams on the ground are hard-pressed, yet very encouraged !
