Serving In Sahel

I come from a country where Christmas is overwhelming celebrated.....every store is decorated and  every commercial announces the holiday. And I now live in a place where Christmas is underwhelming celebrated. Very few stores have decorations, no commercials advertise the must haves for the season. The Christmas rush has changed to a Christmas stroll. Although the busyness of the season is still here... the message of Christmas is proclaimed loudly through concerts and celebrations at our school for we have much to celebrate- Immanuel has come! There have been staff parties and get-togethers with lots of Christmas goodies. But through it all there has been one important thing missing- my family. I have to say that the sting of homesickness is just a bit sharper this year. Holidays are always hard for those who are away from home. I have amazing friends here who have welcomed me into their family during these special days. I am blessed. Have a very Merry Ch...

Last night at NEWS (Niamey English Worship Service), our Sahel students presented "A Christmas Celebration". The evening began with our MuSticks dancing and acting out a lovely Christmas song. Our grade 3-5 choir did a great job on their songs. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of our cute K-2 choir. We are so excited to have a music teacher this year. What a blessing Kathie Golde is. She took care of the music and I took care of the speaking parts. We had a reader's theater of the wise men, a Christmas poem and verses were read. It was a wonderful evening of celebrating the Lord's birth.