Christmas – missionary style

Things are going well – I’ve just been VERY busy. I’m on two Christmas party committees (one for all staff and one for just the Elementary staff), I’ve joined the “choir” that is going to sing for the all staff Christmas banquet, and I just finished the grade reports for this semester. Plus I added a student to my class about two weeks ago. It’s been a challenge to incorporate him and bring him up to speed (because he hasn’t had any Kindergarten at all until this point) – because we have made SO much progress ourself as a Kindergarten class! Then, over Christmas I’ll be losing two students (going home on furlough) and I’ll be gaining another one. It’s a Kinder class full of transitions!!

This Christmas season has definitely been busy so far. Our first Christmas party (for Elementary staff) we met in the Library and cooled it down to 16 degrees Celsius, wearing our scarves and hats. We played a delightful game of “pass the parcel” – which is a tradition I’m thinking of starting with my family. It was great fun. Today’s Christmas celebration is going to be completely different. Our theme is “Christmas Down Under” – celebration Christmas in the same way they would celebrate it in Australia or New Zealand, or even South Africa for that matter. We are going swimming and playing cricket before the banquet. The banquet hall will be decorated like it is a beach scene, we’ll have BBQ or as the Australians call it “Barbie”. Then we’ll round it off by singing Christmas carols and hearing the Christmas story. It’ll be definitely different, but fun. I’ll post some pictures after.

God bless and have a wonderful Christmas!!

Betsy