Yesterday we got a chance to visit Parkside Church and see Alistair Begg preach (truthforlife.org). We download his sermons everyday on iTunes in Guatemala and listen to them in the truck on our way to clinics. Since we're in clinic every Sunday, it's really the only church we get (besides our weekends at the Ficker house - which is just like church, really).
The reason we celebrate Christmas is because the birth of Jesus signaled a change in the cosmos. It literally split time in half - not just on our calendar, but in reality. After The Fall, God's people waited for thousands of years for the promised Messiah. And on one morning about 2,000 years ago, He came. That's why we celebrate.
But HOW we celebrate is also fun. We get our families together, exchange presents (to represent the awesome gift we all got on this day), and eat yummy food. Of course, kids love it the most. That's why almost all of our pics today are of our two and a half year old niece, Sophia.
The first picture is of the Christmas tree. The second is of Sophia playing with her doll toys. She got a whole big set of toys for her new baby doll (a crib, a swing, a bouncer, a high chair, and a stroller - just the normal stuff every baby doll needs!). Note her Guatemalan dress and slippers...
The third pic is, well, apparently more of the same. Oops. Oh well.
And the fourth pic is of Sophia with her new kitchen - just like Mommy's! You wouldn't believe this thing. It has dishes, food, appliances, a microwave, a stove, an oven, a fridge, plates, working lights, etc.
Have we mentioned that she's not only unbelievably cute, but impossibly brilliant? A completely unbiased and clinic diagnosis, of course....
Anyway, hope you all had a great Christmas and took a few minutes to thank God for the most wonderful gift ever - salvation.
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