Thank you for giving to the Lord!

Christmas always looks different for us every year, with family in different parts of the world, and country,  it is hard to stick to traditions each year, but one we always do Christmas morning is remember our Saviours birth and His sacrifice for us. The kids always take great joy in baking and decorating a cake for Jesus each year, and in singing Happy Birthday to Him!

3 weeks and 3 days to go!! the kids are off to their grandparents through Thursday, so David and I are hoping to utilize this time to get a lot done, and have some time together to pray and seek the Lord for our upcoming trip, if you could be praying health over our family, sickness is crouching at our door and seeking to overtake us, so praying for some good rest and restoration in the Lord.

Packing and Taxes/year end bookeeping are high priority this week (guess which one is preferred!) - sorting through all the generous donations from so many of you.  Thank you too if you have given support this month, we do not receive our next statement till 7 January, so if we haven't thanked you personally we are very grateful.

We still have a few last minute needs:

1.  Our main thing is the rest of our support, to help cover our living expenses and our travel and medical insurance which is proving to be a lot more costly but necessary than we first anticipated for 5 of us. We trust the Lord to bring this in as needed, but if you would like a year end tax deduction for 2011, please be sure to get it mailed in or done online by 31 December.  Otherwise our account is open to receive donations anytime, even while we are gone, if you would like to wait till the New Year.
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2.  We do still need about $400 aside from our personal support, for a ministry project we are trying to fulfill

3.  Crochet hooks - we have need for some more, had a few more people over there express an interest, so would like to go prepared, Need at least 10 crochet hooks size K (6.5mm) and about 5 Size N (9mm) and also if you have any unused yarn, we could do with a few more of those.


4. A few 3T girls outfits

5. 2x8pack AAA baterries; 1x8pack AA Batteries

Also quite a few people had been asking about getting with us before we leave and praying us off, we will be getting prayed off and church (date tbd)  and we are planning on doing something on the Sunday before we leave the 15th of Jan, will post details when we have them.

Much love in the Lord and God's richest blessing for a prosperous New Year in His realm.
David, Jackie, Daniel, Timothy and Abigail