This year was by far one of my best Thanksgiving Day’s ever, I got to celebrate Turkey Day in Turkey. I wish I had time to upload photos but this will probably one of the last times I’m online until January. Tomorrow when I get on the plane to head to Israel all technology is being banned. That means no computers (except once a week when all we can do is write a blog), no ipods, no internet, and no phones.
When I came on the race I had given up all expectations of having a real thanksgiving, but we were blessed with a church to use to cook a thanksgiving meal. Our thanksgiving consisted of Chicken (turkey was too expensive for our budget), carrots, green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, and apple cobbler! We actually had a meal! Jesus sure does love me a lot!
Not only did I have a real meal on Thanksgiving but I got baptized on Thanksgiving! I got baptized on Turkey Day in Turkey, which by the way is a 99% Muslim Country! Jesus loves me a whole heck of a lot!
Ok to back to the technology ban, I know this is not easy for many, and I’ll be honest it is not easy for me either. But I know God is going to use this for lots of good and there will be lots of growth! I know the thoughts and feelings you all are having, and they are valid and you have every right to have those feelings, but please know that just because I won’t be online doesn’t mean I won’t be thinking of you, praying for you, and missing you! I LOVE YOU ALL and will talk to you hopefully when I get off the plane and land in Africa, God willing we have internet!
