So Much to be Thankful For ....

Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day. I really, seriously cannot believe that it has come and gone already! We had a great day. We were not able to spend the day with our family in SC, but God blessed us none the less with great friends here in Louisville who invited us over. We had two offers to share Thanksgiving with our friends here. We are so grateful to have met wonderful people here who will be our friends for life. I never thought when we left SC that we would make as great a friends as we have here. We are blessed!

We spent Thanksgiving with David & Ronda Edmunds and their family. Two Nigerian students from the seminary also came. We had a really good time, and maybe for the first time, really thought about what Thanksgiving is all about.

Moses and Abel are our Nigerian brothers in Christ who left their families to come to Southern to learn and earn their degrees so that they can go back to their homes in Nigeria to proclaim the Gospel. What a testimony! Aaron and I often feel like we have sacrificed so much to be here, and in some ways we have, but Moses and Abel have truly sacrificed. They came half way across the globe to have the privilege of attending school to learn more about God. Aaron and I so many times complain that we have to be here for him to go to school. Such differences in attitude. And just to think that these two men left their wives and children in Nigeria! We complain because we have to drive 7 hours. I think God is definitely working on me while we are here! I am learning to lean on Him more and more, and to be grateful to be here, to have been born in America, to be thankful! It's a slow process; I know that I will not be changed over night, but praise be to God that He doesn't give up on me - even when I give up on myself. Yesterday was another learning and growing day for me. I hope it was for you as well!

Below are some pictures of our afternoon together. They are actually backwards in order, but I hope you enjoy seeing them. Pray for us as we continue our journey, and pray for Moses and Abel as they continue theirs. Pray that their families would be able to safely join them here soon.

Happy Thanksgiving. Bring on Christmas!!!!! :)