Photo highlight for December 2014

I am not sure where December went but it seemed to go by in a blur.  Thankfully we took some photos of our time so that we could remember what we were up to :)  Not everything is displayed below but it gives you a snapshot.

Our Christmas celebrations started with a cookie party hosted by friends of ours, Mike and Sharol Shutts.  This is the second year we have got together and is becoming a tradition.  The kids sure had enough sugar that day and a lot of fun.

 

Event the adults were getting involved in the creativity of cookie decorating

Then it was games in the garden with huge party poppers.   It was a good choice to have it outside as the garden was covered in sparkly paper and tinsel by the end.

This is the Sunday before Christmas where the kids ministry sang some songs for the congregation.  It was quite the celebration together with lots of good things to eat and drink.

 

Joshua has been learning guitar at school this past term.  He got the opportunity to play at Church with others.  You have to start somewhere :)

The church was ablaze with candlelight.  Despite it being a sunny day the curtains were all closed so we could feel the ambience.

 

My Mum, Joshua, a friend of Joshua's and myself has the privilege of delivering some Christmas parcels to an orphanage on the way to Entebbe.  This orphanage is supported by an organization based out of the UK.  It was a pleasure to be their hands and feet this Christmas time.

 I think their smiles say it all when they were given their gifts. 

On Christmas Day we celebrated with three other families.  When we were altogether there were 14 children and 9 adults.  We might not be able to do snow sports here in Uganda but it is amazing what you can do with a plastic sign from South African airways, some water and soap.  The kids had a ball sliding down this.  Most of the time they went flying off the end and slid on the grass.  There were a few aches and pains come Boxing Day.  Unfortunately it rained in the afternoon as the Dad's were prepared to have a go also.  Maybe next time.

 

Zara coming down at top speed with her friend Jacqueline.

 Simon and Joshua with some other MAF kids and staff went on a field trip to Kaabong to help clear an airstrip of brush so that the airstrip could be used again.  Someone had pizza on the flight so this was getting shared around :)

 

Joshua is on the right slashing away.  Simon and Dave had the heavy chainsaws to slash through the brush.  At one point Simon had trees falling all round him and took time for him to get out.  Will need to get these photos from Dave.

The airstrip at Kaabong.

 

After a day hacking away at bushes, and stomachs full with food from a Baptist mission family Joshua and Britton were done for the day. 

 Simon always has a wood project on the go.  This time it was a sofa for one of the MAF US families.  He also made a "bag" tree for one of our other national staff members.   She said it would help to keep her bags tidy in her house if she had somewhere to put them.  Hence hang them on a bag tree :)

The finished result and delivered unscathed to its new home.