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For the past few years HRH Prince Turki-Al-Faisal has been a friend of mine.  Prince Turki’s Father was the King from about ‘63 to ‘64 and his Grandfather the Founding King of the current Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 1902 to 1953.  We served on a think tank together.  He’s been to our church and spoke and my wife, daughter and I came as his guests and at his invitation to visit Saudi Arabia. 

It’s been an incredible learning experience.  We’ve never been treated with more hospitality in our lives anywhere in the world.  We were taken to the stables of Arabian horses and given our own personal horse show from the war horses that descended from the first King Abdul Aziz.  We visited the Eastern Province and saw the operations of Aramco which were incredible.  We have been hosted and taken out with Prince Turki’s family.  We have traveled and seen many things with many of the Princes and Princesses and it has been incredible.  I’m going to write more next week when I’m home.  But suffice it to say it has been an awesome trip.  I have met with influential leaders and dignitaries throughout the country and traveled a good bit.