My dad came to South Sudan to spend Christmas with me! I am so, so, SO thankful for his week here.
His birthday was the day after he got here so we made a cake! He's not into celebrating birthdays, but Alyssa and I are and hey...cake is good no matter what the reason.
We went to a nearby village so that he could meet my Toposa father and some of my other friends.
My American father and my Toposa father!
Dad got to experience Christmas Day, Toposa style! It was quite a bit warmer and a lot less commercial than Christmas in America.
He even ate maize meal and goat meat for Christmas lunch!
A big shout out goes to my Dallas friends and church family for sending SO MUCH! I feel so loved, and I really appreciate the effort that Trinity Fellowship (and others!) went to in order to be so generous to me.
Why yes, that IS a bag of Chick-Fil-A sauce packets and dark chocolate Reeses...
At first I thought there was some terrible mistake because a maroon t-shirt was one of the gifts. Phew, it was a TWU shirt and not an Aggie shirt! Thanks, Katherine!
Merry Christmas from Toposaland!
Wow, what a big Christmas you all had :) So happy that your daddy is there to celebrate with you!
ReplyDeletePraying for your dad on his return. And for you. I am so thrilled that Rick was able to come and can't wait to hear his stories. It is so fun seeing the pictures of his time there, and remembering my time there. What on earth is on that guy's head standing on your dad's right? and I think I remember the two guys to the right of the one with the interesting hat.
ReplyDeletePraying as you say Goodbye to Alyssa and the Lewis's, and welcome the new family. May God richly bless your last few months with the Taposa, rich relationships and many coming to salvation.
Love you, Mindy!