Thanksiving in Mongolia

Yesterday the Deans, John, and I all went over to the Patterson's house for Thanksgiving.  There were about six missionary families in all and we all had an excellent time. It was amazing to see all the typical American Thanksgiving food that was on the table in Mongolia!  I was especially delighted to see that someone had found stuffing, and lots of it.  It's great to see God's blessing in both the seemingly insignificant and the hugely important.

Last Sunday we held our first service in the new building.  What a blessing to have all that extra room!  God worked mightily last week in helping us to finish everything on time and keeping us safe.  There were several times in which I really thought that I might not make it through the day with all ten fingers fully attached.  The boards that we bought to make the walls were all different widths, and when your trying to make a flat surface to put sheat rock on, that can be a problem.  I was putting a small board in a wall for extra support, but after I nailed it in, I realized that it stuck out about a half inch from the other boards.  Well, I couldn't get it out and we didn't really have any tools other than a circular saw.  So I just took this huge, clunky power saw, and went away at this board.  It took about four passes and there were some close calls, but all in all, it turned out okay.  God really watched out for us and our safety in this project, and now we have an amazing building to meet in!