Merry Christmas from Latvia

May God bless you all as you celebrate the first coming of Christ, and as you eagerly await His glorious second coming.

John 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
1 John 2:28 Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming.

We are enjoying this Christmas in Latvia along with our brothers and sisters in Christ here. Christmas eve, I led a choir in English, Russian and Latvian Carols at the Lutherin Cathedral in front of 70 people. I made many mistakes but I think Christ was glorified. We enjoyed Christmas day with our kids, opening presents and eating Jesus' birthday cake. Caleb gave Jesus a place at the table with a peice of cake, but concluded Jesus wasn't hungry for it yet. It was a simple family day but we were all content and thankful to God for the most precious gift of His Son.


We gave Lily this stuffed dog.


We read kid's books recieved from relatives.


Caleb played with his remote control truck.

Dreams of a white christmas come true.