"Stupid People"?

The ancient  city of Tafila is a place where people from the same family have inter-married over the years.  Amer told us that the joke in Jordan is that the people from here are stupid as a result of the inter-marriages.  The people we met seemed okay, so we don't know if it's true.

We were given a great report from the local society that has been the recipient of wheelchairs donated by LDS Charities.  They even had a power point presentation.

Nobody receives a wheelchair without training and they have a contract with each donor to bring the chair back if the recipient dies.

 

Amer is so personable and charming--these two single girls were totally "smitten."  Sorry there's no hope for them, he won't marry a Muslim woman.

   

"I am not tired!!"

One of the reasons we took Amer with us is to be our translator.  The other reason was to get his mind off the pain he has been suffering from the injury to his arm.  We hope he can get some help very soon.  The surgery he needs is very complicated and not available in Jordan.