Giving Thanks

On New year"s eve as per tradition we all gathered in our home to pray and share and worship.

I shared various verses from the scriptures.
Deut 1:31 says"The Lord your God carried you as a father carries his son all the way you went until you reached this place" I felt this is what God did for me all through 2007 and so much more.

(above Sonia)
In the year 2008 I want to Fly
The Lord will help me according the Duet 32;11,12 "like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions"

In the year 2008 i want to Enlarge and Develop in all areas of my life (except physical , I mean weight - LOL)

Josh 13;1 "There are still very large areas of land to be taken over".

In the year 2008 I want to Run for the prize

Phil 3;14 I press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God called me heavenwards in Christ Jesus".

It was a good time of sharing and we had tea, cake and snacks afterwards.New year 's lunch we shared with our pastor 's family. We made lamb pulao and they brought chicken curry.

In the pictures below you can see Mom and Pastor and his wife and Aunt Sybil and Aunt Virginia.

Hands Full

Since Sonia and Abner arrived we 've been very busy
shopping
visiting friends and relatives
entertaining guests
church
and cooking and Eating lots of good food.
On Jan 4th is a cousin 's wedding. we had been estranged from that family because Uncle (Mom 's cousin) he tried to pull a fast one on us , can 't say more. But God saved us.They are very rich and wealthy people with a lot of assets and only one son who lives like a feudal lord, but they wanted more.They have high profile jobs and very prestigious positions in the community. Weddings are a time of reconciliation and relationships, and being God 's people we are willing to forget what lies in the past.The Bible says weep with those who mourn and rejoice with those who rejoice.
Sonia and I will go to the wedding, its too cold for the elders of our family to attend. We will meet a lot of cousins and relatives from out of city too.
My guess is there will be around two thousand guests.