A Hot and Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! This has been a wonderful time for our family here in Uganda as we were able to spend the holidays with my parents.  They arrived on December 3rd - the boys, Neltia and myself were so excited to see them again and be with them for the holidays. Mother brought a lot of goodies from the states like pecans, cheese, Little Debbie cakes, and cookies to make and decorate. I will need to go on a diet before our next trip to Sudan or the plane may not make it off the ground! Mother and Neltia spent a lot of time baking goodies and also making cakes that we delivered to some of the friends and organizations that we have been working with over this past year.  We really appreciate all the help that they have given to us.
 
Although many of you in the states have had colder temperatures and maybe even snow, for us in Uganda we have been HOT HOT HOT!  It is sometimes hard to get into the mood to celebrate when you are hot but with my parents here and having the house decorated with our Christmas decorations it didn’t take long for it to feel like Christmas!  Because it has been warm we have been able to take some time to travel and show my parents some of the sights of Uganda. We visited the source of the Nile in Jinga and spent the night there which was beautiful!  They stood on the equator in and experienced city life here in Kampala and all that comes with it, traffic, traffic, traffic! So it has been a great time with them and we look forward to spending next Christmas with all our family in the States.
 
As we look to this New Year, we are excited to see what God is going to do!  He has blessed us so much over this past year and provided for us so much that we can’t wait to see what this New Year will bring. Continue to pray for Aid Sudan as we continue to work among the southern Sudanese both in the US and in southern Sudan. Thanks to all of you who have supported us in 2008 and we look forward to serving with you in 2009.  Happy New Year!