Happy Christmas from Swaziland! I know it's a little late for a Christmas message, but I'm learning just how long it can take to write a blog in between feeding sessions of a little one! We had such a great time hanging with my parents over the holidays. They got to help out with a Christmas party (Kriek's last one of the year and it was a great success thanks to all her planning and hard work).  Interestingly, this year there was a team of NFL wives who also helped out at the Christmas party, so that was pretty cool to meet them. We want to say a big thank you to Whitefish Foursquare in Montana for sending money to help make this party possible.

Besides the party, mom and dad also visited several care points, met Enoch (Marius will write a special blog about this later), helped us decorate Emi's room, delivered food to some Swazi families for Christmas, and just hung out together. They left on Dec. 14th, which was bittersweet – more bitter than sweet – but I'm so thankful that they were here.

Marius and I spent our actual Christmas day in serious hot weather, wearing shorts and trying to stay cool. We have enjoyed our much-needed break, as the Swazi base is closed for a few weeks until the new year. We are gearing up for a very busy year, full of lots of teams from the States. We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that 2010 is a blessed year for you! We greatly appreciate your support here!

Lots of love from Swaziland,