It is finally the first of December. That is pretty crazy. It’s weird to think that JUST now the weather is getting SO hot here, and for many of you, you just can’t get warm enough! I guess that is the beauty of being on the other side of the world in a different hemisphere. I love warm weather and it is BEAUTIFUL here right now. I do have to say that I am excited that it is holiday season. I love this time of year…even though it looks differently here.
Last week for Thanksgiving, we decided to do a good ole American meal for all 50-something of us. It was wonderful. It really turned out to be a crazy day. We did ministry in the morning, cooked in the early afternoon, had an AMAZING Thanksgiving meal, cleaned up, packed up the left-overs, delivered the left-overs to families we LOVE, and then headed to the beach to baptize two of our students. I don’t think the day could have been better. It was a great moment to stop and be SO Thankful for where God has placed me and for the people He has put in my lives. I also thought about each of you as you guys have so faithfully provided spiritual, emotional, and financial support to me for the past year or so. I’m so grateful for each of you. After we finished all of the Thanksgiving festivities, a few of us leaders headed home to start the Christmas spirit with some great Christmas movies…of course Home Alone was one of them.
This past weekend we released all the students for a “Thanksgiving break” so they could find some rest….and we as leaders could have a weekend off as well. It really was amazing. I was able to do some extra sleeping, enjoy the great weather, spend some extra time with the Lord, and we even got to go away for a night to a BEAUTIFUL Bed and Breakfast near by. It was just what the doctor ordered. I needed this time. We are all getting pretty worn out! Thankfully we only have a few more weeks before we can have a nice break for Christmas.
Since it is the first of December, we only have two weeks of ministry left (including this week) and then we will do a semester debrief for a few days…and then I will be heading to America for the Christmas Holidays! I can’t believe it! I’m pretty excited about it.
Please be praying for each of us these next few weeks. I am not only closing up the semester but we are also trying to do all the leg work to prepare for the next four months. When we arrive back here in January we will be hitting the ground running. So pretty much there is a lot to do! But that’s what I’m here for:)
I hope that each one of you had an amazing Thanksgiving with your friends and family. We have so much to be thankful for. Blessings.
