This is a picture of sunrise from our balcony. The daylight hours have become increasingly short with the sun rising after 6:00 and setting around 4:00. So we have come to greatly appreciate and treasure the hours of sunlight.
Most everyone has left the base now and so our days are more free. People will start returning the first week of January after spending the holidays with family. I have a big family and somehow this Christmas I really miss all of them.
God is so kind and faithful though. This week I was praying for Him to encourage my heart and to remind me of His love. Then we got a package from Ruthie (Houser's mom) with homemade cookies, and chocolates, and little treasures. It was so thoughtful and really blessed our hearts. A little piece of Christmas from far away. Then a couple of days later Houser went out for a while and brought back some Christmas surprises for our home, he is really so good to me. Then that very same day, we got a package from my Grandma. She is so cute. She sent us a box full of ingredients for making a pumpkin pie; a pie crust, condensed milk, and a can of pumpkin. So we will be having pumpkin pie for Christmas. hooray!
These days we are mostly trying to focus on our Hindi since we have more free time. This morning we will go to Poonam's house at 11:00 am. We have learned to read and write the alphabet and are learning slowly how to have conversations. Her and her family have been true friends to us; we are really enjoying them and this process of learning Hindi.
"This I recall to mind, therefore I have hope. Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. 'The Lord is my portion', says my soul, therefore I hope in Him." Lam. 3:21-24
