We have tried to write this several times but we just couldn't get into the Christmas spirit with the heat. Today is a beautiful day, it is raining, cloudy and very cool (70's). WOW! It feels more like Christmas. We even had a snow ball fight this morning. You have to use your imagination but Will had gone out for an erand and Karis was defrosting the refrig. The frost looked so inviting that Karis stood at the top of the steps and threw it on Will as he returned home. You guessed it Karis won that snow ball fight. Will was very surprised as he came up the steps and got icy frost thrown on him. There was none left for him to throw.
This helped us get into more of the Christmas spirit. Karis has been baking cookies and banana bread to share with our neighbors. If you were closer we would share with you but since not, guess you will just have to think about how good it is.
Then we went shopping for some items that we want to share with a Pastor on the Central District. This family of 7(we wrote about them before) live in a mud hut and really have nothing. But they do have Christ Jesus and with Him all things are possible.
Last year at this time we never dreamed that we would be spending Christmas somewhere other than in Oklahoma or in Ohio with family. But God called us to serve Him in Swaziland and we would not trade this time for anything. God has been so good to watch over us and protected us. We have experienced things that are just beyond what we would ever think we would be doing at our age. When God calls he takes into consider age and gives whatever we need to do the work. We must just be faithful to obey. He may be asking us to come back again sometime to work with these dear people that need to know Him as we do. Maybe God is calling you to go or do something beyond what you think you can do. Listen to Him and be willing. He will work out the details if it is His plan for you.
We wish you a Blessed Christmas as we all remember and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. We pray for you.
HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS!
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Wonderful to hear about your Christmas activity! Good to catch up with you after spending 2 weeks at Mercy Hospital--cracked pelvis on Thanksgiving. I am confident I was where the Lord wanted me to be and have had great peace through it all. I came home Sunday and was taken to Oklahoma Christmas that evening, so I did not miss out on every activity (Class, Armm, ASP)
Love and blessings, Margaret
We got a couple 3 inches of snow last night. I thought of you while I was at the church, being a door watcher for Upward Basketball. The precious faces of the children and their parents reminded me of the fact that no child left our church without a hug from Karis. We are still a huggy bunch! Sharon's new husband is gonna have to mellow out, almost everyone male and female hugged him at their wedding.
Upwards is not the precise reason we built the building, we built it out of obedience to God, but the program is a way of using what God told us to build. I heard about how wonderful the facility is and thought of you with your present circumstances. God Bless You.
Love,
Jayne
And Merry Christmas to you =D
Merry Christmas, dear friends! We miss you in Oklahoma very much. There is still a "Stemen Size Hole" no one will ever fill. We pray for ya'll and trust God's protection is complete.
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