We've been enjoying living in my parents home that sits on the floor above the church auditorium. The excellent location and spacious accommodations make it ideal for hosting people in the home. Here are a few friends that we've been able to have in our home recently.
Thanksgiving
Since we had school as usual on Thanksgiving day, we invited some friends over on the day before for a Thanksgiving feast. Nine months of pregnancy and a morning full of classes did not prevent Ruth from spreading out a feast. Present were friends from France, Germany, Belgium and Canada. The girl on the chair had been hit the day before (while riding her bike). She was thrown onto the hood of the car and then onto the windshield which she broke. Though she had no broken bones, she had a lot of sore muscles. We all had a lot for which to give thanks.
The Christmas Season
Ruth and the children had another mom and her children from the church come over Wednesday afternoon to help them decorate the Christmas tree. I set it up for them, but then had to leave before the party got under way. The children had fun. However, the adults had to come back later and rearrange things a bit to fit their own sense of symmetry!
Puerto Rican Dinner
Tonight we had the mother of one of Micaiah's classmates over for supper. We pick up her son once a week from school and help him with his homework. She came to say thank you by fixing us a traditional meal from her homeland. Though I was somewhat skeptical beforehand, I can honestly say that this was the first time I've genuinely enjoyed eating plantains. Even our children were sold on them: "They taste like french fries!"
May God help us all to make our homes not only a place to turn inward as a shelter from the evil world, but a center from which to minister outward.
Thanksgiving
Since we had school as usual on Thanksgiving day, we invited some friends over on the day before for a Thanksgiving feast. Nine months of pregnancy and a morning full of classes did not prevent Ruth from spreading out a feast. Present were friends from France, Germany, Belgium and Canada. The girl on the chair had been hit the day before (while riding her bike). She was thrown onto the hood of the car and then onto the windshield which she broke. Though she had no broken bones, she had a lot of sore muscles. We all had a lot for which to give thanks.
The Christmas Season
Ruth and the children had another mom and her children from the church come over Wednesday afternoon to help them decorate the Christmas tree. I set it up for them, but then had to leave before the party got under way. The children had fun. However, the adults had to come back later and rearrange things a bit to fit their own sense of symmetry!
Puerto Rican Dinner
Tonight we had the mother of one of Micaiah's classmates over for supper. We pick up her son once a week from school and help him with his homework. She came to say thank you by fixing us a traditional meal from her homeland. Though I was somewhat skeptical beforehand, I can honestly say that this was the first time I've genuinely enjoyed eating plantains. Even our children were sold on them: "They taste like french fries!"
May God help us all to make our homes not only a place to turn inward as a shelter from the evil world, but a center from which to minister outward.
2 comments:
What fun and what a blessing!
What a wonderful ministry! And kudos to Ruth for being so energetic and ministry-minded even at this stage of pregnancy! (By the way, Ruth, you look great!)
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