Merry Christmas

We can't believe Christmas has come upon us so quickly. We've been running for the past three weeks. One Friday was a beach day for El Shaddai, the following Friday a Christmas Parent Meeting, the next Friday a Christmas party at El Shaddai with a group from Chicago, Family Harvest Church. They did an Eye Clinic and a Christmas Party, simultaneously. The following day they did an Eye Clinic in Montrouis and a Bible School seminar simultaneously. Sunday they were at the mountain village of Russeau and back to Montrouis to do children's ministry, whew!!! Monday we bid them adeiu and now we are mission sitting. We have three weeks off, but here we are at the end of the first week. We will feed children at three different sites over the Christmas holiday. We are blessed to have time off, but we miss our loved ones dearly. Our El Shaddai kids had a wonderful Christmas, each receiving presents from the team they didn't expect.

Because of the teams generosity, we purchased steel belted radial tires for the truck. After struggling with flat tires since September, we are exceedingly blessed. More Gary than I because he was the one who had to change them.

Jesus is Lord! Christmas is a time to focus on Him and God's wonderful plan of salvation. Isn't it interesting that what used to be a time the heathen took a moment to see the babe lying in a manger, now the religions of the world want to shut up the mention of His name, not allowing the manger scene nor the wishing of a Merry Christmas. It's time for us who love His appearing rise to the occasion and let our desire be known that without Him there would be no Christmas, nor would there be anything for which to be merry, joyful, peaceful! Merry Christmas to all and may God bless us in our doing. Jesus is Lord!