*eva, me and josephus
Thanksgiving was a bit different this year compared with those I’ve experienced in years past. For starters, I’ve never in my LIFE gone to school on Thanksgiving. However, since we’re taking Spanish classes here at ICPNA, we not only had SCHOOL on Thanksgiving, we had to take a final exam as well! ¡Que terrible! The good news is that Liz and I both passed our exams! :)
*eva, me, josephus and marlu passing out the paneton and "hot chocolate"
*eva and me with our exams! yay!! :)
So, after class was over, Liz and I headed home so that we could get ready for lunch! We were supposed to bring desserts, and Liz made brownies! For my dessert, I decided to make a pie! I’ve always loved pie and enjoyed making them, but I was a bit apprehensive about using our stove since it has no temperature regulator. Another concern of mine stemmed from the fact that shortening is hard to come by here. There’s one store in central Lima that sells it, or so I’ve heard, but they don’t have it at the grocery stores. Trying to think of a way around this, I emailed my grandma, Ma, and my friend, Gayle. They were kind enough to send me recipes, and I ended up making the crust from cooking oil instead of shortening. I even felt that it was a bit easier to make this way, although I think the crust turns out to be more flaky with the shortening. After I made the crust and put the pie in to cook, I watched it carefully. It was quite beautiful. :)
*my proof that it was home-made :)
*all done!!!
The Chatman’s, some fellow missionaries, picked us up from the Lighthouse to take us over to the Weaver’s for lunch. When we got there, we learned that there were 48 of us total! Wow! We had so much fun getting to know the other missionaries including some of our own age!! That’s right, we had a whole table filled with “young adult” missionaries. It’s such a blessing when we encounter other American people our own age here. We had good conversation about the things that each of us are doing here and stuffed ourselves full! The food was delicious, the company was great and Thanksgiving was another blessed day.
*the "young adult" missionary table. :) liz, dawna, me, lorne, brad, sandi, kristen and lane
Being that it was the first time I’ve ever been away from my family on a major holiday, there was a sense of sadness in my heart. But, God provided me a wonderful replacement for this year in giving me a family of believers with whom I could fellowship. In reflecting on what I was thankful for, I discovered just how blessed I have been this year and, in particular, these past few months. God is truly good all the time.*sorry, folks. i was so hungry that i forgot to take a picture of my food BEFORE i ate! :)
Katrina
“It is written: ‘I believed; therefore I have spoken.’ With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence. All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”- 2 Corinthians 4:13-18
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