MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD BLESS!!!!!!



This is just a quick note to say Merry Christmas and we are praying for you all!!! We pray that all is well and if you read this you might pray for us also!!!!



We are truly grateful to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and for His birth this day!!!!! As we celebrate this day, we think about the reason we are here in Karamoja, and we prayer for our neighbors here. We pray that they would come to know the Lord and would be a changed people because of their changed hearts!!



On Christmas eve afternoon, Pastor Al held Church services at 4PM. We didn't expect anyone to come, when most were asked, they had other plans! I mentioned the service at the clinic, to the staff, atleast ten times between the hours of 8AM and 1PM when we closed. But noone indicated that they were interested in coming.



WE decided that we would take the benches, save a little work for Craig, and just take the chairs, that would be enough for us and a few more if they came.



Things atarted slow, all of the missionaries were there, Lowki, the translator and a shepaard boy who was close by and wanted to see what was going on. But at about 4:20, people started to come, slowly by slowly, (Wadyo, Wadyo) and within a half hour we had over 30 people and not enought chairs for everyone!!!!!



We sang songs in English, Karamajon and Swahilli, scripture was read in all three also. Everyone very much enjoyed!!!!! We were also very happy with the turnout as we saw people there who normally don't attend Sunday services and rarely hear the Word.



Then as we put the chairs away Craig and I handed out candy to the "kids", we were soon mobbed by everyone who was there, but all received atleast one piece and were happy for the "tum tum"!



The Lord blessed us all with a great celebration in His name. What a great way to start off Christmas. !!!



We are so blessed by being able to serve here and see what the Lord is doing here, and in our own lives!!!!