More Parties!

Last night Erin & I hosted our deacons & their wives in our home for a Christmas dinner. We had a great time eating, fellowshiping, & laughing together. Our church is blessed with such great men who set the example of what Biblical deacons should be. Erin prepared a great meal & does such a good job at hospitality.

Friday night we had another party w/ pastors from our association. What is great is we had a fun time even though all the other pastors are at least 15 years older than we are (except a couple of youth ministers)! The Christmas season is about giving as we celebrate what God gave us in Jesus Christ & we saw this in a practical way. One pastor's wife is battling terminal cancer. She has struggled so much & we have prayed for them for a while now. Our associational missionary & his wife organized it so each wife brought a wrapped gift for Doris (who has cancer) & surprised her so she would have a gift & encouraging card to open each day now through Christmas.

A group of old pastors getting together probably doesn't sound like much fun to most, but it was once again a reminder to me how special Christian fellowship really is. I don't know how people get through the tough times of life w/o solid Christian family & friends surrounding them. Never take for granted how blessed you are in Christ.

Only 2 more Christmas parties for us this week...I hope!