Our oldest son, Rich, who has lived in London, England for the last 15 years, arrived on Saturday to spend Christmas with us. In London he works as a journalist, editing the magazine for Evangelical Alliance. He also critiques movies for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Aside from these major responsibilities, he writes articles and creates web sites.
He moved to England when he was serving as a radio trainer in Russia and Ukraine for HCJB Global. Soon he had trained others who then took his place as they trained others as well. (II Timothy 2:2)
The picture above was taken Saturday on top of Table Mountain which stands in the center of Cape Town.
Today I preached about another gift we receive at Christmas because of Jesus. So far, we have discussed Grace, Christmas Day, Forgiveness, God's Love and Joy. Today we added "Life" to the list. We always end the service discussing how we can use the gift God has given to us to give something to Christ, since it is His birthday. We can give Him our life...really give Him our lives, like He gave His for us!
Tomorrow we move into the Pastor's home in St. James. That means we will be about 100 feet from the Indian Ocean and we will be able to see the ocean from any room in the front of the house. Tough assignment, but, someone has to do it!
Christmas here is not as commercial as in the states. They have lights, but just a few. I have yet to see a Santa in a mall. Of course, there are so many poor people, it is not surprising that they don't make a big deal about gifts and stuff.
Thanks again for your prayers...
Ron and Barb
2 comments:
Hi, Ron and Barb
I've been part of several trips to CT to work with Living Hope, so I've been interested to read about your experiences with many of the people I know there--I'd send greetings to some of them but I hate to leave anyone out!
In case you have the time and the interest, here's the Dec. archive for my blog about my trip there:
http://markkellyhall.blogspot.com/2006_12_01_archive.html
(start at the bottom to read chronologically)
Also note the S.A.-related links on the right side of my blog.
Grace & Peace, and Merry Christmas!
Mark
Dear Ron & Barb - so fun to keep up with your life and times in Capetown. We wish you a wonderful Christmas and New Year - enjoy your time with Rich. We miss you here in Quito - the dump party didn't quite seem the same without your presence. Santi enjoyed being a part of Misión Compartida at HCJB this past weekend - what a blessing - so much different having a hands-on experience in something like that. His heart was blessed by all the testimonies of the radio listeners! Sending love from Quito
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