Christmas 2010

We had a great Christmas.  Lots of food.  My turkey took longer to cook than the directions said.  We had to walk as fast as we could to the dock. Lee was pushing a loaded down cart.  I was carrying everything I could. We were the last ones on the ferry, but we made it.

The kids had plenty of Christmas presents. I saved up my grocery bags and gave all the kids a bag to carry all their goodies home.

Lee carried his hand pump over to blow up all the soccer and footballs. The powers that be have been cutting back on everything here on Kwaj.  They decided on Christmas week to make only ONE delivery of mail.  I was not a happy camper!  Good news is we may have Christmas for two or three weeks.

We received more boxes on the one day we did get mail from the Steven & Leandra Reeves family.  Steve & Leandra are family and they have been very generous.  We also received more boxes from Paul Hester and the Shiloh church of Christ.  Thanks to everyone for a great and very blessed Christmas.  The kids were very excited.

Christmas Blessings

This little sweetheart turned three yrs.old this month. She can't walk, talk, or use her hands, but she will give you the biggest smile you have ever seen.  She has the biggest smile when Lee sings to her.

We received several boxes of Christmas goodies this week from the Robert Darby family, the Steven Reeves family, and Dean & Becky Lightfoot.  Dean & Becky have been a great help to the Marshallese people from the beginning of our mission.  We received several boxes from the Paul Hester family and the Shiloh church of Christ.
It has been Paul Hester and his families love for the Lord and their dedication to spreading the gospel to the Marshallese people that has kept this mission going. They helped start this mission in the first place. Paul has spent many, many thousands of his own dollars to come to the islands at least once a year to work on the church house or building and to hold gospel meetings.  Anything we need, they are there for us. Thank you & God Bless you for all your support to the mission on Ebeye & Gugeegue.

Little Sponges

We had about 50 kids today. Heity did a wonderful job teaching the kids and leading them through a related craft about Moses.  All of our teachers do a great job teaching the kids Gods word in their own language.  It is not easy teaching 50 kids that range in age from toddlers to high school and keep all their interests.

Yolanda does a wonderful job leading the kids in action songs that the kids love so much. Father Abraham is one of their favorites.

We received our mail only once last week.  Everyone is getting Christmas packages.  They are going to have a package avalanche on Tuesday when the next mail comes in.
Thank you to the Monica Wiggens family for three boxes for the kids Christmas.  Monnica has been teaching her family to give to others almost from the beginning of our mission on Kwaj. Thank you also to the Robert Darby family for two boxes for Christmas for the kids. 

Saturday Is Last Day

Saturday is the last day to mail your Christmas presents for the Marshallese kids.  Go to my Nov. 8th blog and get all the directions. It is a gamble as to whether it will get here before Christmas if you mail it later than Saturday.  We only receive mail on Tues. & Thurs. & the PO is busy around Christmas. Go to the Post Office and get a large APO/FPO box. Take a couple hours to go to the dollar store and buy $20 worth of toys, games, coloring books, crayons, books, summer cloths, etc.  Take everything out of the packages, put it in the box, tape all the seams shut (it is a gov. box), address the box to the address on my Nov. 8th blog. and pay $12.50 to mail it to me for Christmas for the kids. We wish you all a blessed & joyous Christmas.

Your Blessing is Needed

December is here and Christmas for these children depends entirely on your generosity.
If you can help these children have a blessed Christmas the mailing dead line is Dec.10th.  You can put the packages in the mail the week after that, but it becomes a gamble as to whether it will arrive in time for Christmas. They can use any size summer clothes (we have more boys than girls), toys, games, balls (take the air out for shipping), coloring books & crayons, books, tooth brushes & paste, soap, & shampoo. The girls wear their hair in pony tails so they can use anything to put their hair up. Bless your children, your Bible class, or your church  by helping others have a blessed Christmas. Look at my Nov. 8th blog (two blogs ago) for our address & mailing instructions.