What a wonderful time we had with Jared over Christmas break! He was able to come for three weeks and was such a joy to us!
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| Hard to believe this amazing young man was once our "baby!" |
We celebrated Christmas Dinner with three remarkable young men who are refugees from Iran. It was wonderful hearing their stories and getting to spend time together.
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| We had Raclette, a Swiss meal that is grilled at the table! It's delicious, as well as an experience! |
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We saw the New Year in with our House Group, having a "Cowboy Party", complete with Cowboy hats, BBQ'd ribs and line dancing! (Kind of hard to do in a small living room, but there was no lack of laughter!)
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| Watch out for the tough Cowboys! But how can you take them seriously when they are all in slippers or stocking-feet!?! |
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| And of course, Cowgirls! And we had on boots!! |
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| Our Pastor, Thomas, with his son, Noah, the roughest-toughest cowboy of all!!! |
Of course, we had to spend time with Jared at the Christmas Market! No German Christmas is complete without it!
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| View from the Feris Wheel |
We also had the opportunity to spend 5 days in Switzerland. We were there for the first snow-fall. It was absolutely beautiful! We stayed near St. Gallen and were able to tour their famous Library!
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| I imagine Gandalf from Lord of the Rings hanging out here! |
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| Jared and me in front of the "selfie" background! Notice the beautiful headband Emily knit me for Christmas! It certainly is coming in handy!!! |
What a great time with our boy! We already miss him! Thanks for coming, Jared!!!
Prayer Requests:
- We have a city-wide youth prayer night at our church tonight (Jan. 13). Pray for the teens that come, that they will get a deeper understanding of God's grace!
- Pray for me as I hunker down to write my Master's Thesis! It is due April 28 and I need to have the rough draft done by the end of March.
- Pray for the new students and the refugees we have coming to youth group, that they will continue to come and will be fascinated by a relationship with Jesus!
By the way, don't forget to check out our online
Prayer Room! I just spent an hour there this morning! What an incredible experience!
