May you have a wonderful few weeks celebrating Jesus' birthday this Christmas! And praise His name that there will be many, many people in Asia who will be celebrating Christmas for the first time this season.
Well, I have had a busy couple of months. I recently had the privilege of meeting a youth group at a church just outside of Norwich who had raised some money for Gospel for Asia.
They did a sponsored walk:
...a sponsored sponge throw (where they let people throw 3 soaked sponges at them for a £1):
...and a cake sale:
These amazing kids raised over £400 to forward the Great Commission in Asia, and I was impressed by their example, and their drive.
Things have been busier at the office lately, and we have been especially grateful for all our office volunteers.
We were particularly blessed when 8 students from Calvary Chapel Bible College turned up to help us out in their free time:
Helen, who has been faithfully volunteering, has sensed the Lord's call to join us as a staff member and is currently in the process of raising support. She would appreciate your prayers!
I have been arranging our presence at The Mission-Net Congress, an annual mission conference held in Germany. Brian will be manning our stall there, along with two volunteers. I will be arranging the shipping of some materials and equipment to Germany:
...so I will almost certainly be calling on Tim's shipping expertise:
We celebrated Thanksgiving as a GFA family:
...and of course we had our Christmas Party at the office:
Peter Hulley recently dropped by for a visit. He was working in York for two days so Angie and I invited him for dinner. Of course we made him play us several numbers on the guitar!
Angie continues to show me great kindness as my fiancee, and we have been spending more time together. She cuts my hair:
...provides a formidable opponent for Chinese Chess:
...reads books to me:
...and made me some very tasty eggnog:
I also found out she is very proficient on the flute:
This Thursday 22nd December we fly off to Washington (state), where we will spend Christmas and the New Year with Angie's friends and family. Needless to say, I am really excited about this trip!
Thank you for reading. Please continue to remember Angie and I in your prayers as we press on in Christ together, and all of us at the GFA office as we serve the Lord to the best of our ability, knowing that it is the Lord who does all these things in us.
Please have a marvellous Christmas! May God continue to bless you, sustain you, strengthen, and guide you.
