We had a CrossWorld coworker here for a week over Christmas. Bron works with Guajajara in another area of Maranhão state. We enjoyed fellowship with her. She works with Brazilians so she had opportunities to talk and pray in English!
She even made some Christmas cookies with us!
I made some Swiss braided bread to give as gifts to our some of our neighbours.
On Christmas Eve we went to church, where Robert was the speaker. He talked about the crises that Mary and Joseph experienced that first Christmas and the joy that they and the shepherds experienced with the surprising message from the angels.
On Christmas Eve we went to church, where Robert was the speaker. He talked about the crises that Mary and Joseph experienced that first Christmas and the joy that they and the shepherds experienced with the surprising message from the angels.
We exchanged gifts on Christmas morning and had a turkey meal together at noon with our team members at Irene and Ruth's house (actually, outdoors, in their garage!)
We were able to talk briefly to our three adult children and to our parents at Christmas time. J is now far from her siblings, helping a good friend in the southern USA get ready for her wedding this weekend. She also is far from the very cold weather that Canada is experiencing!
We attended a New Year's Eve service at Tamarindo church last night. At midnight fireworks sounded all around us. They enjoyed the cake and coffee that we took, and then we were invited to one of their homes, where they began to barbeque meat! It was 2 a.m. when we returned home! We had the privilege of locating the Southern Cross constellation in the dark, clear sky before we went to bed! Maybe we had always been looking for it too early in the evening.
I will try to write more often in 2009. We have been unable to get the internet to upload pictures, even small ones, so I guess I need to write a thousand words!
HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
