Assembling our Christmas tree
"Safari Ants" invading our neighborhood
Here are some random experiences and thoughts from this wonderful Christmas season…
Through our regular family devotions we have been reading different scriptures surrounding the birth of Christ. Recently, as Toby was reading to us from Luke 2, we discovered that the angels were part of the “heavy host” and that the shepherds “wildly made known” what happened in the fields. When your 7 year old is reading there are always some mistakes, some more entertaining than others.
After the laughter died down from the “heavy host” reading it was rewarding to hear the children say “Mommy and Daddy this has been the best Christmas yet”. Comments like that might make it sound like the presents they received were many, but in reality a simple Christmas rooted in Christ’s love is really enough to satisfy the heart of a child. The few presents they received were only a bonus and what can be done with less than $20 a child is beautiful.
As the tradition goes here at Kasana we have a service on Christmas day. This year was very nice with children reading scriptures and Toby was one of those. He did a great job reading the first 7 verses of Luke chapter 2 and what a joy it was to see our boy standing before the congregation! sorry no picture :-(
Also, Geoff received a surprise as we were getting on in the service and Uncle Jonnes announced that it was time to hear from the word of God that Uncle Geoff would bring…This was a plan that somehow Geoff completely missed but seemed to handle well as he stepped up and preached a great message. God tells us to be ready in season and out, thank God Geoff was able.
After the service the tradition is that all of us who remain on site over the long holiday, approximately 80 people this year, have a great meal together. We were in the shade as the temp reached 100+ degrees. Volleyball and great fellowship finished out the day.
We pray you all had a wonderful holiday and that you are able to go deep in your relationship with God this next year!
Oh yeah, you cant forget the safari ants that have attacked our compound the last few days. They come with aggression and you better get out of their way, they really hurt when they get you. This picture shows them attacking a neighbors sauce pan, they literally ran them out of their house for a couple of days.
Through our regular family devotions we have been reading different scriptures surrounding the birth of Christ. Recently, as Toby was reading to us from Luke 2, we discovered that the angels were part of the “heavy host” and that the shepherds “wildly made known” what happened in the fields. When your 7 year old is reading there are always some mistakes, some more entertaining than others.
After the laughter died down from the “heavy host” reading it was rewarding to hear the children say “Mommy and Daddy this has been the best Christmas yet”. Comments like that might make it sound like the presents they received were many, but in reality a simple Christmas rooted in Christ’s love is really enough to satisfy the heart of a child. The few presents they received were only a bonus and what can be done with less than $20 a child is beautiful.
As the tradition goes here at Kasana we have a service on Christmas day. This year was very nice with children reading scriptures and Toby was one of those. He did a great job reading the first 7 verses of Luke chapter 2 and what a joy it was to see our boy standing before the congregation! sorry no picture :-(
Also, Geoff received a surprise as we were getting on in the service and Uncle Jonnes announced that it was time to hear from the word of God that Uncle Geoff would bring…This was a plan that somehow Geoff completely missed but seemed to handle well as he stepped up and preached a great message. God tells us to be ready in season and out, thank God Geoff was able.
After the service the tradition is that all of us who remain on site over the long holiday, approximately 80 people this year, have a great meal together. We were in the shade as the temp reached 100+ degrees. Volleyball and great fellowship finished out the day.
We pray you all had a wonderful holiday and that you are able to go deep in your relationship with God this next year!
Oh yeah, you cant forget the safari ants that have attacked our compound the last few days. They come with aggression and you better get out of their way, they really hurt when they get you. This picture shows them attacking a neighbors sauce pan, they literally ran them out of their house for a couple of days.
1 comment:
I am so going to remember to bring the ant spray. I have used chalk or Comet (the cleaner) to help with ants. Use it as a border around whatever you don't want them to get into. i don't know if this will help you any. Just thought i would throw in what i have seen work in mexico and the states.
Much love,
Allan
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