Merry Christmas!

Well, yes, I'm a smidge early for a "Merry Christmas" posting, but things are getting busy here and I may not be able to write again before the big day.

Things are busy here because our Christmas shoebox gifts have come in and are being distributed by local churches and missionaries here at IDT.  Thank you to everyone who paid for, prepared, and/or transported these gifts for the poor.  You are a blessing and you're making God smile!

Thank you also to two fine men from the Lodi, CA area who drove overnight to bring a big trailer full of shoeboxes from Canada and the U.S. along with food, clothing, etc.  You made God smile, too.

This week, we have two Christmas outreaches here at IDT.  I'm planning to show a movie to kids at a church in Camalu.  Also, we're planning to have a "Princess Dinner" for the girls at La Paloma children's home.  It will be a blast to throw a fancy party for these girls who, for various reasons, don't live with their families.  The Lord has given them IDT as their family and we want them to grow to be the godly women He wants them to be.

May you daily be transformed by the reality of the Lord Jesus Christ being born on earth with the purpose of giving His innocent life to pay for all peoples' guilt.  Merry Christmas!