Monday, May 29Dear Family and Friends,Happy Memorial Day!today has been quite a day for us here at CTI. Erika is due to leaveWednesday morning, and so she has been getting all ready and packedtoday. This afternoon Erika and I went to the "Mini Delger" where webuy most of our food. It is just about a 5 min walk from ourapartment. Well, on our way back Erika's wallet was stolen right outof her bag! We did not realize it until we were back, and then Erikarecalled a time that she thought she felt her bag move. This is not acrowded area, and it seems they knew what they were after, because herwallet was not right at the top of her bag and it was zippered shut.It would not be that bad, there was only a little money and herdrivers licence. But her Passport was in her wallet, and she is due toleave Mongolia in about 33 hours!We have already contacted the American Embassy, and she is going for a1oclock meeting there tomorrow to try and get either a replacement, ortemporary passport, not sure which. The Embassy requested a policereport, and that was interesting to get. Our Mongolian staff reallyhelped us out alot with that, as well as in helping look in a bunch oftrash cans and under cars where they might have disposed of the walletwith (hopefully) the passport still in it. There is going to be anannouncement made where the thieves can get a reward if they give thepassport back, because it is not much use to them other wise.We watched a documentary today in honor of Memorial Day, called "Aleague of Grateful Sons", it was done very recently, and it was verygood. One interesting thing about our Memorial Day today was that itsnowed! And it even stuck to the ground. I will attach pictures thatwe took this evening.Please pray that we will be able to get Erika a new passport soon, orthat we will find or that the "pickpocket" will return Erika'spassport.
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