| MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS from Arua, Uganda...  |
We began the week's festivities with a Christmas breakfast with the Waflers and the Wrights.
The Daddy's of our three families pray together weekly when they are in Arua and the Mama's too.
We are thankful for our supporters in the states, but there is a certain comfort knowing there are people right here with us who "get" us and are carrying us to Jesus weekly and daily as well.
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| These four little friends represent 5 different nations...we are THANKFUL for our dear friends and how Jesus is making our world so much bigger by just living here in Arua! We enjoyed a lovely Christmas Eve party with these sweet girls from Kenya, Scotland, Britian, Netherlands, and Uganda! |
Happy Christmas Eve breakfast with our neighbors and dear friends, the Asikis!
We enjoyed learning better a new game Aunt Katy Beth had sent for Christmas too!!!
At Sherry's Christmas Eve service (an Arua tradition), Lucy was especially excited to welcome baby Jesus!!! We had a fabulous evening with friends from all over the world, worshipping the Holy One and enjoying yummy ice cream (another lovely tradition of Sherry's).
Our current VIA, Christian Thompson, has been such a blessing to us and we know to countless others here in Arua. We learned a few of his family traditions and let him open some gifts on Christmas Eve, as per his family's norm, but he's also been SUPER FLEXIBLE with a warm-weather, many kiddos, multiple visitors Coppedge Christmas! Really grateful to Jesus this guy is part of the team!
Chloe Catherine and Sophia Anne taking it all in on Christmas morning!
We are thankful to have Elnai James, Dawama James, and Christian Thompson with us this Christmas!!! For some this was their first stocking...we are loving celebrating Jesus birthday with these boys!!!
Our Christmas morning coffee cake...Jesus' birthday cake!!!
Lucy's response..."He's so sweet to share His gifts even if He doesn't choose chocolate cake!"
That's one way to look at it! :)
More festivities and more pictures to follow!
For now...Merry African Christmas...May the LIVING Christ be REAL to you and your loved ones this season.
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