A Jon Post
What an amazing God we serve.
In light of the recent “extended text” versions of these blogs I’m going to keep this one short. I just want to say a few things since this is good ol’ Christmas Week. A role model of mine often makes lists of things he’s thankful and it is always pretty moving so I think I’ll model that today.
Thing’s I’m Thankful For This Christmas
- Singing and laughing with 75 orphans and vulnerable children at a children’s ministry yesterday
- Being back in Africa after a year away
- Fans (when the air is so hot, moving it around the room REALLY makes a difference)
- The way people here in Mozambique smile and say “Bom Dia” with such a welcoming voice
- When my wife looks at me with her smiling eyes. It melts my heart every time. I could not have chosen a more lovely or loving woman to join with me in living the epic
- Finding the family of Christ all over the world
- Banana bread
- That my wife can make some INCREDIBLE food with really really basic ingredients
- The love of Christ that Africans (Angolans, Namibians, Batswana, South Africans, Mozambicans) seem to be so good at showing
- My Chaco sandals (I’ve had these for 5 years and there’s no reason to think they won’t last another 5)
- My family back in Arizona and Texas
- Supporters who pray so hard for us
We have a quick year end letter to all of our supporters. If you have time you can download and read it. For those of you who like to paste Christmas cards up on your mantle we have one here as well
Merry Christmas from Mozambique
I love u son
merry christmas week!!
Yes, I hear that Layne’s cooking is so wonderful that she has starting exercising! Does that include you also, Jon? Have a wonderful Christmas! The little kiddos will be putting on an old-fashioned production this morning, complete with Eden on top of a ladder dressed as the star. We gave away lots of toys yesterday to the 400-500 folks who came for the outreach. And bags of food.
Love you guys!
Merry Christmas you two! There is a large hole here in Arizona without you, but I would not have you be anywhere except where the Lord is using and blessing you. Merry Christmas and much love from home :-D
The children’s Christmas story production was amazingly wonderful, sweet, cute, and inspiring. Truly! It was the best I have ever seen, and you would have been proud to see your little niece singing (sort of) along and baaa-ing on cue. Precious!
Sorry I missed your call yesterday Jon :-( Looking forward to another one soon.
Love you both!
Oh, I love your list Jon, that we all could be thankful and happy with such. God has been amazingly amazing to you two and I’m thankful for that:) I also love that Christian’s are the same in all of God’s world:) XO
We are thankful for you and the chance to be partners in the ministry!
Merry Christmas!
Love the picture you guys! Good haircut Jon :)
Love the list, Jon! Sure miss you guys this season!
What an encouraging letter. It’s so good to be able to see what’s going on with you all and your mission work. You are both amazing!! Blessings and prayers, Aunt Cathy