October 4th: The New Christmas!

It was Oct 3rd, as I was making breakfast in the kitchen. The weather had taken a turn and dropped to a crisp coldfront that required knitted hats and scarfs. As I stirred the eggs I looked outside to see the sky that reminded me of winter mornings in Seattle. I sighed and reminised of the childhood memories of playing in the snow and the anticipation of Christmas approaching. Just then, Mercy MacDonald entered the kitchen in her pink feety pajamas -she is the kind of child that will still your heart with one look! The joy that I had been reminded of was something that I wanted to bring to the house the MacDonald family before we left Ukraine. So, I propsed a Christmas celebration to the team for thenext day, assuming they would think i was crazy….but alas, Malachi isn’t just ANY team…but they are a secret force of Christmas joy bringing elves! So, we immediately we started to tell the kids that “Tomorrow is Christmas!!” They were rather confused, but were excited non the less. We spent all night cutting, taping, wrapping, decorating, cooking, and preparing for the most epic day of joy you have ever seen! This day goes down in the books as one of the most precious days of the month- I pray that as the holiday season approaches for you all…that we remember that this day is to remember and celebrate the birth of our savior…I pray that your houses are filled with LOVE & JOY this holiday season!

We wanted to do something special for the MacDonald Family before we left the Ukraine, so…