Merry Christmas...

From Our Home to Yours

What a time to celebrate the birth of our

Savior, Jesus Christ!

May you experience His great

love and peace throughout the coming year.

We love you and miss you,

Merril, Holly, Caleb, Laura Grace, Benjamin, and Isabel

Christmas Morning!

Benjamin sporting his new cap and enjoying his sucker

Caleb excited to find a new lego under the tree
Isabel and Laura Grace loving on their new baby dolls

Holiday Cheer Team

What a blessing it has been for these seven college students from Missouri to spend their Christmas with us! They have spent time spreading cheer to not only the University Students here but also to our family!

Christmas Party

Cookies and Stockings with Students

We have found the University Students to be alot of fun!

Laura Grace and I joined them at a team member's

home to decorate cookies and make handmade stockings.

A View of our Home from the Outside

Our apartment is the top yellow one

on the third floor.

Getting Ready for Christmas

We had such a special time buying a Christmas tree for our home. There are a few stores here that sell them before Christmas. Most people here buy their tree after Christmas for the New Year. The majority do not celebrate Christmas so we were thrilled to find one just after Thanksgiving, in keeping with our family tradition. We placed our nativity scene out, decorated the tree, listened to Christmas music and enjoyed a cup of cocoa! Please remember us during this Christmas season as well as our family in the States.

Bath Time

The children having fun in the "tub". We have had a problem with our water tank. This holds a supply of water for us to use during the day when the city water is turned off. City water is turned on in our apartment from 7-9 in the morning and 6-around 8 in the evenings. Our problem was with the tank not releasing the water. This problem went on for at least a month. Clothes began piling up, dishes had to be washed immediately, toilets couldn't be flushed during the day... anyway, to cut to the chase, we were all excited when we did get the problem fixed. Everyone in the tub! It is amazing how much you appreciate something when you experience not having it.

Our Apartment

A picture of our living room/office