Santa arrived early !!!

This week we had a great time with our pastor who was visiting from the US. He brought us many gifts from home. Jen sent us pictures the boys had colored and they are now on my frig. It feels like home!! She also sent a calendar with pictures from the year of the family. I love looking at it especially when I am missing them. We also asked for taco sauce and seasoning. I was in need of a crystal light fix so that was also in the package. We appreciate every ones helpfulness. A friend sent us some Christmas bears she had made. I kept one and will bless some children with the others. Santa has surely come early.

No one can come to Vietnam without doing some shopping,even Ken who hates shopping with a passion. So on Saturday we took off early for the tourist district. Mark and Ken spent some time sightseeing and going to the War Remembrance museum. They then joined me to get some souvenirs. It has been so warm, I am having trouble getting in the holiday mood, I need the temperature to go down to at least seventy something! The mall shops are all playing Christmas carols in English for all the tourist. They even have a very thin Asian man dressed up as Santa but they don't seem to do the lap thing and tell Santa what you want. The displays were packed with families trying to get pictures of their kids in front of them and vendors trying to sell them balloons and other toys. Everyone seems to love the season.
We ended our day with a wonderful steak dinner at a restaurant that we found. We were in heaven.

It was an awesome time of catching up on people and events. It was sad to see him leave for the next leg of his journey.