It's been far too long since we posted on our blog,
but here we are again,
wishing you all a Merry Christmas,
from our hearts to yours!
but here we are again,
wishing you all a Merry Christmas,
from our hearts to yours!
Dear friends,
One of the blessings of this time of year is the chance it gives us to connect with so many people all around the world. We wish we could come visit each one of you and thank you for being part of our lives. We hope this newsletter will convey some of our gratitude to you and to the Lord for life and for each other!
We are looking forward to spending Christmas with Lyle's family in Colorado Springs this year. It has been nice to see how well these nine cousins have gotten to know each other over the past two years and have become such close friends. Who knows when they will all be able to have Christmas together again?
Looking ahead
2016 will be a year of travels, changes and new beginnings for the Halls as we prepare to return to Africa in the spring, this time back to Tanzania. Thank you all for believing in us and standing with us this past year; we trust that in this new year we can continue to stand and work together.
A wonderful life...
It has been a great year in the Kansas City area. We have loved being part of World Revival Church; it has been so refreshing and life-giving for all of us, and we have been blessed with many wonderful new friends here!
A highlight for the girls has been the opportunity to be in theater. This picture is from the Mary Poppins Musical last month. We were all singing and humming "Just a spoonful of sugar...", "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious..." or "Let's Go Fly a Kite..." for days on end, - even in our sleep! All the hard work paid off; it was a fantastic show!
Thailand
Rachel, who has just turned 17, was given an opportunity to go to Thailand for four weeks in October and November. She went to help our good friends, the Sanborns, at an orphanage called Home of the Open Heart. It was great to see how the Lord provided for her expenses, down to the last five dollars just a few days before her departure! We are so thankful to all of you who invested in her during this time, whether through prayer or through finances!
Immanuel - God with us.
Three short words, but in them is revealed the essence of what we celebrate at Christmas; that God himself has come, into our lives and our situation to live - with us, in us and through us.
This is the message of the Kingdom of God that everyone deserves to hear!
Wishing you all the JOY of Christmas;
may your hearts be overwhelmed
by the goodness of God in the new year!
by the goodness of God in the new year!
