News

Greetings to all members.

This is positive news. Sorry for the delays.

1. The Parliament did vote and approve two of the minister positions today; the Minister of Interior and the Minister of Defense.

2. The Minister of Planning was also voted on and approved.

3. Maliki will be presenting the last minister, the Minister of Security to Parliament in a day or two for a vote.

4. He also told me that the HCL (Oil and Gas Law they call it) is still being studied. Not sure when Parliament will vote on it. <– Not sure if this is necessary for the RV.

5. The Prime Minister of Turkey is there and he is signing a lot of contracts, mostly oil and other things.

6. The Prime Minister of Turkey is going to southern Iraq tomorrow to sign some contracts and to Kurdistan the next day to sign contracts too.

7. I found this to be great news because he also said that there are a lot of foreigners coming into Baghdad daily. He said the road from the airport is bumper to bumper traffic. He said it is like being at the United Nations and seeing all the different nationalities.

8. I also found this positive, some restaurants are now open 24 hours a day now and some gas stations too. He said that there are several new and large restaurants being built too. He stated that things are getting better there daily. He said every day there is something new and different.

9. Terrorist bombings have declined tremendously and the people are feeling more and more secure now.

10. There are more new cars on the road now. Use to there was like 1984 model cars. Now there are a lot of 2010 and 2011 cars on the road and not as many older cars anymore.

11. Things are looking very positive for Iraq now and I think the RV is even closer than ever now.

Let’s all stay positive. I am not discouraged in the slightest.

Please remember to Trust God for today–and prepare for tomorrow because God seldom does great things in a hurry.

God Bless each and every one of you.

Love you all!

Steve