How nice to again have my brother, Stanley and his wife Donna from SA along with my niece and her family (Hiltys) here for Christmas! They arrived on the 23rd with a fish they picked up at the river in Zambia. David gave the kids (and Tim) a lesson on how to clean a fish... We doused it with garlic and other fish spices and grilled it. It sure smelt good and looked good, but.... it was total mush....yuck!!! We just could not eat it.
Ireen challenging the Tiger fish!
Sunday after Christmas, we listened to The Messiah. What a special time of remembering why Jesus came to earth to live and die in our place and to reconcile us back to the Father! It was a fun time of fellowship and eating all the goodies prepared during Christmas.
So fun to have kids around. Ireen (6), Ian (almost 3) and baby Tristan.
We had our traditional Christmas eve pajama party! A little warm for flannels, but hey, it is tradition!
Auntie Janet and her kiddos...=)
Both David and I celebrated our birthdays this month....both 53years old! Family decided to stay over an extra day to celebrate with us. We had a nice day of just enjoying the gardens of Four Seasons, and then a visit to the Lilongwe Rehabilitation Sanctuary. Below is a nice gift of roses from Armes' and Hiltys.
So....we have now left 2010 and entered a new year. We give thanks to our Father for his guiding hand of protection over us last year. We praise him for the care and spiritual growth he has given to our two children - Nathaniel and Anna. We praise God for the good health we have had this past year. We praise God for the many new saints who have entered into the Kingdom this past year because of the "beautiful feet" of our missionaries that have carried the Good News to them. We praise God for the many of you who so faithfully have prayed for us and the work we do. Thank you! May you all have a wonderful 2011! May you know your Father's presence, his peace, his joy, and love in the days to come! Happy New Year to all of you!
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