Will you Share your Shoes?

 Last week a few boys came up for our Saturday afternoon soccer game.  This time they came very prepared and 3 of the 4 boys wore shoes.  One of the boys noticed that the other boy did not have any shoes so he let him wear one of his shoes.  The area that we play in is very rocky and hard, but that didn't stop this boy from sharing and sacrificing the comfort of his foot.

This made me think, would I have done the same?  Am I willing to sacrifice my comfort for others?  During this Christmas season I am so thankful that God was willing to sacrifice His comfort and come to live on earth among men.  Thank you Father for sending your son.

The soccer group with a couple other younger children who came to watch.

It has continued to be a huge blessing to have Gerben and Ellen here with us.  Thanks to them our team house is nicely painted, the last few cabinet doors have been made, several fix-it projects have been completed, all the congo beans have been shelled and lots of cookies have been made.  For 3 days Ellen and I made several different kinds of cookies.  Today we went and visited all the deacons and leaders from church and gave them a plate of the cookies.  It was a great opportunity to visit each of their houses and learn where they live and meet their families. 

After all the cooking we thought we needed to enjoy a little of our efforts.  The chocolate pudding sure tasted great!

Yesterday we had several people who work in Northwest Haiti over to celebrate Christmas.  Our children were able to continue our yearly tradition and perform the Christmas story for our guests.  There were 2 children visiting us from the Port-au-Prince area, so they were able to join in with the play also.

The cast of the play (some had already taken off their costumes)

We would like to wish everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!