Christmas 2013

YEP !! We are ready for the season !!!!

We are blessed indeed !!

 

Crafts (snowflake ornaments) made for every classmate !!!

 

School Christmas Program:  "Christmas Around the World"

Kaleb's group presented how Americans celebrate Jesus's Birthday.

Reading the story of Jesus's birth in Luke 2

Singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"  -only one of the three was very confident in singing in English.....guess which one !!! ha ha !!!  

Kaleb's final greetings for Christmas.  So proud of him !!!!

Arin also had lines to recite..........she did it flawlessly, of course !!!

Christmas program at our local church.  Kaleb was one of the wise men, and Arin was an angel.

 

 

Family Christmas shopping with a little bit of ice skating !!!!

 

Caught up with a birthday girl, Justyna, to help celebrate her special day !!!

Family photos at the big tree !!!

  Kaleb is trying really hard to remain grumpy while Arin tries to make him laugh.

his attitude is getting a little better. :)

there's that great smile !!!!

Chocolates we made !!!  Yes, we MADE those !! 

(I hated to eat them after all that work.)

 

 

 Team Christmas Party and White Elephant Gift Exchange !!!

 

 Making Jesus's Birthday cake !!!!

 

 

Reading the Christmas Story.....

Opening the gifts

 

We had a great time celebrating our Savior's Birth !!  We hope you did too !!!

Great memories made................priceless!

We are THANKFUL!!!

 

Although our holiday of Thanksgiving is technically over, we are still thankful.

We were able to host our local friends here in Krakow for another Thanksgiving feast.  This year, we invited the guys from the men's Bible study, a couple of students from Albert's language classes, and a couple of the football players we want to keep regular contact with.  And this year, Kirstin had a special blessing because Justyna asked if she could come be part of our Thanksgiving celebration from beginning to end.  She helped bake every dessert and every dish for the main meal !!!  She sees value in developing a heart of thanksgiving in her life, so she wanted the "full" experience.  It was such a blessing to have this group in our home.  Aside from the delicious foods, the sweetest part of the celebration was hearing expressions of thanks to God for the specific blessings in each person's life.  Even our kids gave God sweet, sweet glory in their answers.

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In light of our season of giving thanks, we want to say thank you for all YOU do to make it possible for us to live out ministry here in this place. 

 

So many of you pray for us..................this is our very lifeline!!

 

So many of you give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.  This incredible gift allows us to have gas and a car to get Albert to and from ministry in Czestachowa, it allows us to have annual medical/dental care, it allows us to send our kids to a great school, it allows Albert and Kirstin the opportunity to study Polish at University Jagellonian.  Please don't forget to give your donation this year...............we are SO very thankful for each dollar given !!!

 

So many of you send goodies to make an American Thanksgiving possible in Poland, and to bring us comforts of "home" when we are so far away.

 

We are SO BLESSED!

Thank you just doesn't seem enough.