All these sound incredibly strange when you're wearing shorts in 90-100 degree weather and several thousand miles from home. Despite seeing a few Christmas lights here and there and people wishing us a Merry Christmas, it did not feel anything like it. It felt more like the 4th of July. Nevertheless, we had a GREAT Christmas this year and we hope you did too!
Andy and I attended a luncheon hosted by a couple from our church. We had a great time! The food was good, as was the company. And despite being far from home, we felt like we were with family. There were about 15 people in attendance including 5 or so kids running around. Activities included swimming, tons of good food and desserts, and a few games of Clue.
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| Goodies from the Christmas luncheon |
Tomorrow marks the start of the annual week-long Youth Festival at the camp, which Andy and I have signed up for. Since we will be incredibly busy working 12-hour days (and without internet), it may be awhile before we post again... so we hope you all have a Happy New Year!
Dear Jas & Andy, thx for the gr8 rprts & pics. Glad to learn U R enjoying your trek in NZ. I'm not use to posting like this but pray for you both everyday & we missed you in our Christmas reunions. Write when you can. Take care & hope to C U you soon. SC
ReplyDeleteHi Uncle Sam, great to hear from you! We are really enjoying our time here in NZ and are very thankful for your prayers. Though we were bummed we missed out on the big reunion over Christmas, we're glad to hear you all had a good time. Will try to keep the blog updated for you all and will definitely keep in touch :) Take care and God bless!
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