MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Raul and Me loaded up the van with yet another load of toys, clothes, house furnishings, and even a few bikes that were given to us to give away. We were supposed to get our roofing delivered today at 8am but at 10 we went to the place to pick it up because I really want to get our house under roof before it rains again. Bummer, they were closed. Oh well, be flexible I told myself I have a lot of other things to do, but they have the roofing for the two houses were building next week as well and I hope they are open on Friday. We finished a lot of other thing though, windows, door, siding, and the second loft. I made the roof a lot steeper to give us a lot of storage in the two lofts. Paula came in the afternoon and brought the Christmas presents for our friends there because she won't come with me tommorrow because she's cooking dinner for 15 so I figured I would take another load across the border. Paula and I continue to get some really lovely Christmas cards from a lot of you, so thank you so much for thinking of us, and also for the words of encouragement and financial gifts. We just recieved an offering from Moraine Valley Church, where they used the offering at Thanksgiving to bless the people in Reynosa with blankets, food and other needed essentials as well as purchase some much needed generators to build the houses with. This is the second such gift this month. Our friends that came to visit last week brought an offering collected from friends, family and a few buisnesses so we can build a few more homes for some very needy families. HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD. This has been the best year of our lives.