Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! It is a very warm day. Sweat trickles down my face as I type. Is this Christmas? We were very blessed to celebrate Christmas with our friends and family in the US while we were on furlough. But in the business of everything it was hard to get into the Christmas spirit. I hadn't realized how much it was affecting me until this morning. It is Christmas eve day. A day I always look forward to and prepare for. But this year the travelling and many other circumstances have kept me so busy I haven't had time to prepare and anticipate. I do plan to keep our tradition of a special supper this evening for our family. Our luggage hasn't arrived so there will be no Christmas gifts tonight but we pray our things will get here eventually. Tomorrow all the missionaries are getting together for brunch and a small Christmas service. Then we will spend the rest of the day at the beach and eat supper there. Some day you will hear more details of our return trip to