An African Thanksgiving...
A Thanksgiving in
Africa will be unlike any other and
we are so excited to experience it. We
realize we will never pass this way again and so we don't want to miss
this!
It will be different and we are
just fine with that.
Without all of the usual festivities and busyness of food and family we will be
able to ponder on what we are really grateful for and what the Lord has done
for us.
We do miss all of you. We do miss America, land that we love. And we
know that this time away from those things has given us the opportunity to
deepen our gratefulness and appreciation and love for them.
But everyday here in Africa we have so many experiences that
make our hearts swell with gratitude.
We are grateful for...
beautiful children that allow us to hug them when we are
missing ours.
the humble hearts and
willingness of those we are attempting to teach.
sweet Sister Missionaries in our backyard that are teaching us about
local traditions, like pounding fufu, and whose angelic singing carries through
our kitchen window bringing us such joy.
the many colors and varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Great missionaries
who humbly take correction and still smile at us.
all of the startling things
we see each day that create in us a sense of wonder and awe,
not
unlike a child seeing Christmas for the first time!
Africa and all its beauty that causes us to pause and reminds us of
where we
are and what we are about.
simple, sporadic electricity and
cool filtered water to quench our thirst,
and air conditioning,
our bragging wall and the
memories of family it stirs within us.
We certainly hope you all have a Great Thanksgiving!
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