Happy Thanksgiving to all. We've spent our first Thanksgiving in New Zealand. It was a rich blessing to reflect on all the Lord has done in 2010. We are grateful for our salvation and the riches that are ours in Christ. We are also so thankful to be ministering in New Zealand. The Lord continues to pour out manifold blessing to us day-by-day.
Many weeks ago, we invited an American TSBC student, Michelle Ward, over for Thanksgiving. It's been a real delight to get to know Michelle. We also had Russell & Liz and our dear Grandma Margaret. Margaret is a widow and pours tons of spunky energy into ladies activities at Riverbend. She is also heavily involved in missions.
During the tour of our home, Russell found mint in the garden. He determined immediately to prepare mint sauce for us. Mint sauce is to a Kiwi what ketchup is to an American. Thanks to Russell, I'll have mint sauce to 2014!
As our guests were arriving this evening, we received a visit from Emmalee, our landlord's 8-year old daughter. She gave me a note, addressed to tracy and folded inside an envelope, which I was to open immediately. She had written a plea for Micah to come to her house to play. Her plea read, "Can Mikah come and play for 10 miints or less? Please, please, please, please, please" (written all over the paper). Then at the bottom of the page, she wrote, "Prity please with two millen cherrys on top. I'm out side!" Well, I had to break her heart when I told her that we were having guests for tea. Something tells me she'll persist.
Well, we trust you will have a blessed Thanksgiving, reflecting on all you have to be thankful for. Our God is, indeed good!!
1 comment:
Nice pics. Good to see Greg. Assuming you were taking the picture. :)
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