It's 4:30 am and we get a phone call from the alarm at church. So, off Mike goes to check things out. Thank the Lord that everything is in order. Some night owl walking by must have banged one of the windows or it was a big bug or frog passing by one of the sensors. Needless to say, I couldn't go back to sleep. So I decide to get caught up on some correspondence.
This time of year is always a very busy time of year in Argentina!! Not only do we have Christmas and New Year's, it's the end of the school year. This means an addition of closing ceremonies, graduations, and end of the year celebrations. This year we have two young people who are graduating from high school. Renzo and Aldana have been with us ever since they were small children in our Sunday school program. We are so proud of them! Please pray that they will continue to be faithful to the Lord and that He will bless this new stage in their Christian walk.
Our church choir has been practicing for several months to prepare for our Christmas cantata. This year in addition to the cantata we learned two songs that are acapella. In the past we have been invited to sing at other locations and have had to deal with different sound systems. This year we decided it would be easier if we didn't have to rely only on a playback. We've been invited back again to other locations this year and we are good to go!! Pray for us that the Lord will bless the testimony that we will give of His wonderful gift to the world, Jesus! This month we have already had 3 first time visitors and are praying that there will be more when we present the cantata in our services on December 21.
Another huge blessing for us is that Stephany will be with us for Christmas!! We are so excited to be able to have her home this year. On a sad note, Michael will be unable to come... but we are so very proud of him and thank the Lord for sharing him with us. And, yesterday was his 24th birthday!!
Sending to all of you an early Blessed Christmas wish and Happy New Year!!
