Thanksgiving

We had a great afternoon of fellowship and food with friends on Friday as we celebrated Thanksgiving. We had around 40 missionary friends and family over. We put up a tent for shade as we don't have any big trees and it gave us a place to all sit together.

Everyone brought their favorite dish, something that makes Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving for them. It was a quite a feast as you can see the table(s) were full. We had turkeys, yes turkeys. We could only get ones around 6-7 lbs (from Brazil) so we had 5 of them, along with all the other Thanksgiving trappings.

After a wonderful meal, we took time to share

as a group what we were thankful for. Sally had taken time to print 'thanks' verses as part of the table decorations. Reading God's word and sharing personal thanks was a great way to recognize a small part of what God has so greatly blessed us with.

The kids had a great time of hanging out together, talking, playing games, just being kids. A bit of sidewalk chalk added some fun and opportunity for artistic expression.

I enjoyed sharing some of my home roasted coffee as I prepared some lattes, cuppacinos, and espressos to go with the variety of amazing desserts.

Well, we didn't have a football game to watch after eating, but we did have some great time talking, laughing, and just relaxing and enjoying friendships. We did miss being with the Pepper and Jessup families, but we are thankful for our missionary family that God has provided.

As a prayer request, this Mon-Wed Sally and I are heading back to the mountain village of Ha Thaba Bosiu along with MAF pilot Melvin to meet with villages affected to hold a 'pitso' to discuss the impact of the proposed airstrip and health post. Once again we will be traveling via 4WD then horses to get there. Monday will be a 'pitso', with Tue/Wed a mobile medical clinic. Pray that the people will see and hear the love of Christ in all that we do. I'll post after we get back.