Merry Christmas!
Yes, today - January 7th - is Christmas in Russia. For those of you in the States, it's
Epiphany.
We had a white Christmas here. No surprise. This last week we had a really heavy
frost, the frost formed into large flakes on every tree branch. It was hard to photograph (white frost against a snowy background), but this might give you an idea.
During the New Year's/Christmas holiday Timothy stayed in a town south of here and took part in a Christmas play. He had two roles:
We had some girls from the orphanage stay at our place while Tim was away. I tried to get a group photo.
The Life Skills classes are off to a good start. I didn't get any photos of the lessons, but I'll try to do that soon. Please pray for this outreach to continue well, we expect it to put a powerful touch on the lives of those who are coming.
Tonya's arm is healing well. Should be back to normal soon. The girls were a great help while she was a partial invalid (brush her hair, fix food, clean house, etc.).
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Cecil, Tonya, Timothy, Vera and Deanna
