The Joy of watching your Grandchildren discover the Joy of Giving!

Christmas with the family was wonderful but we will never forget when Micaiah gave his Dad the gift that he had for him. He had heard his Dad say a few weeks before that he wished he had some gloves for the cold mornings. From that moment on, he knew what he wanted to get him. He was sooo excited to give them to his Dad. Priceless moment.

Some more pictures!

The Voyage of Christmas!

Today we had the third and final performance of the Christmas Cantata "The Voyage of Christmas." It has been a long but fruitful "voyage" for us as we, along with others, have worked on translating, printing, practicing, getting costumes, etc.

We were really excited this evening as the room was filled. Many of them were visitors. Our neighbors were here as well as the owners of our house and many friends of church members. Thank you so much for praying for this outreach.

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all of our dear friends. Thank you so much for your faithful love, prayers and support that make our ministry here possible!

The Newborn King--Cantata 2008

Last Saturday we had the Three Church cantata. We did Soundforth's "The Newborn King." It was lots of work (translating, etc.) but it was worth it all. There were almost 90 people in all there--25 in the choir. Many unsaved people. Bob talked to a 77 year old man who said that the message afterward by Florent, young pastor at the Right Bank church, really spoke to his heart. Please pray for all those who heard the real meaning of Christmas.
Some special facts: Although Sylvia Christy was the main pianist, two teen boys each played one piece. It was good to see so many teens participating (7, I believe!). Florent is the pastor of the Christy's church but he was actually saved as a teen in our church many years ago.

Annual Student Christmas Party!

We were 18 last night for our annual student Christmas party. We had raclette for supper and played some games around the tables. Then Bob shared a Christmas meditation before we had our traditional "white elephant" gift exchange. It was an enjoyable evening--especially since Laetitia Anstett is back to visit for the weekend. Many of you know her since she has been to the states with us.