Thanksgiving 08

The 7th Annual American – International Thanksgiving Dinner on November 21th 2008 was sponsored by Bridges International and Florida Int’l Student Hospitality (FISH). I took food, cut many pies, and served as a table host. At my table were two students from Morocco, three American University of Central Florida students, and a recent UCF graduate. I was deeply impressed with the American students at my table there to reach out to international students, their spiritual maturity and passion of several for missions trips. I thank God for the ministry of FISH (http://www.ifmusa.org/fish/) and Bridges International.

I experienced many blessings this Thanksgiving week.

What a delight to have both my sisters in Florida most of the week. It was great hanging out with older sister Pat from Kentucky and younger sister Juanita from Ohio for parts of three days. I also enjoyed times of fellowship with Juanita’s husband Dick and two other Ohio couples who came to the Turkey Run Street Rod Show. We three sisters pause (pic below) by a concrete shark on Daytona Beach Main Street Pier (Juanita on right, Pat on left).

“BIown away” was my reaction to an early Christmas gift from Pat to aid my ministry - a laptop computer less than a year old. Pat who has the "electronic smarts" in our immediate family diligently worked on my old desktop many, many hours during two Thanksgiving weeks, but finally gave up getting it to work properly. The used laptop I bought to take to Africa last October has multiple issues including literally falling apart and deteriorating…so this gift is a tremendous blessing just in time of need.

I deeply appreciate the lovely Thanksgiving card with notes of love, prayers, and blessings from Northern KY WCG, a “Living Link” partner. Thank you ladies for your encouragement.

In the mail came a paper copy of the Kentucky Church of God Ministries newsletter, Winter Celebrations 2008 . Check pages 4-5 to see article “Kentucky Native Commissioned as Missionary Apprentice to West Africa.”