Good News and Great News

I want to start by thanking you for your thoughts and prayers, it has been a great year. I finished WEST in May and then was able to go through the interview process with SIM. I am now working in the YMCA, they have a café and I am cooking in the kitchen there. It is really enjoyable and a great atmosphere.
To start with the good news, as of tonight I am now a full member of SIM. The medicals have come through and I have passed everything, even the psychological, I assume that from some of the emails I received some thought that this would be a struggle!!
It really is a great blessing to know that I have now been accepted, it is all in Gods plan and timing.

The great news is that we have come to the time of year again to remember the Lord Jesus Christ and His miracle virgin birth. I think Christmas has so been taken over by materialism and how we have really forgotten the real meaning of Christmas. When you do open your presents remember the greatest gift that has ever been given. It was by the loving Heavenly Father to us. It was His Son, you can’t really get much more of a bigger gift than that! Also God doesn’t ask anything in return, He just wants people to accept the free gift of His Son.

January 4th-19th
My Parents and myself are going on a missions trip to Ethiopia, it has been organised for a while now and time just seems to race by. We are going to be running a feeding program like we did in Israel and I had done in Belarus. There will be 40 of us flying out for 2 and a bit weeks. It is going to be a real eye opener because there is such a need, physically as well as spiritually.
We will have the opportunity to share the gospel which is really great and we will be feeding about 1000 people a day. It is not a holiday and will be really hard work, but I know that it will be rewarding. Please will you remember us in your prayers .

I hope that you have a really great Christmas and you are able to spend it with loved ones and a great New year.