Christmas Here in J-Pan

Today, we had our long-awaited Christmas party! After much cooking and game preparation, the party came and went- in a flash! But, we are quite happy with the results. The students had fun, and we got to share the Christmas story with them. This year we had them write skits and perform the Christmas story from the Bible, so they really understood what the real meaning of Christmas is! And, of course, they had some fun doing it...

This one especially made us all chuckle heartily :D watch carefully as Mary gives birth to baby Jesus!!

Of course we had all the Christmas goodies: oreo balls, chocolate covered pretzels, jell-o jigglers, sugar cookies, brownies, 2 patisserie cakes, a jell-o cake, walnut brownies, oh yeah, and we also had some other food for supper (but of course, we all know Christmas is about the sweets!!)

Now, we are quite tired, and are just waiting for the real Christmas to come! We are sad to not be with family this year, but we know that God is with us wherever we are, and He has greatly blessed us this year through friends and family at home and here! Please continue to pray for our students and that the time the students spent at the party and reading the Christmas story real sank in, and they see that Jesus came to this earth for them. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers of us when we are so far away.