This year has been a race and it’s hard to believe that we’re back and it’s already Christmas. It’s been nearly one year since we left all of the comforts of home back in Hawaii. It seams getting out of our comfort zone is exactly what God had called us to. Now this Christmas it’s time to stop and rejoice in the gifts all around us…simple things like family, friends, health, hot showers, toilet paper, electricity, food in our stomachs, clean drinking water that comes straight from the tap, dry shelter, and washers/dryers. The greatest gift of all has been the opportunity to share God’s love around the world and learn so much from so many different cultures. Thank you to everyone who’s helped share this gift God has given. Merry Christmas!