Thanksgiving in Wales

Yesterday was a lot of fun. I went to morning worship, it was our first Sunday back in the church building. GBC is 140 years old as of yesterday. The building hasn't been there 140 years, the church body has been worshipping together for 140 years. It was pretty cool how God worked out all the construction going on, everything was finished enough that they could celebrate their anniversary in their building.

After the service Robert and I went back to our houses and got the ingredients for our desserts and met back at the church to cook them. Welsh cookers (ovens) are stupid. Not really but the one Robert tried to use wasn't working properly. When everything was finally cooked we got on the bus with Josh in tow and headed to Rob and Jenny's house. We were the last ones in, but I was just glad that we made it at all. All the local IMB people, their children, Jeff, Josh, Robert, and me were all there. We were getting together to celebrate Thanksgiving.

I didn't think it would even come close to Thanksgiving back home, but as usual I was wrong. There were 19 of us all together. We all sat down together at this huge table (ok so it was a big table and another normal sized table pushed together. And a little table were the four eldest of the 7 kids sat.) and had a Thanksgiving feast that rivals any I've had before. It was great! Having a Thanksgiving celebration with 19 Christians is the coolest way to spend Thanksgiving. It's such a God thing when that happens. You spend most of your time talking about God, even if you don't plan to. Oh, and I almost forgot. Our Grandmother Ann (she's the older lady from AL that makes us sweet tea!) read us the Thanksgiving story. After all the food some people sat around talking, some played snooker (sorta like pool), and me and all the 7 kids watched Veggie Tales! What more could anyone ask for!

While we were eating I felt I was in a movie. If you've ever seen a film that had a bunch of people sitting down for a meal you know what I'm talking about. Everyone's eating and talking, and they always show that one person that just starts looking around at everyone enjoying themselves and that person starts smiling to themself. Well, that was me. It was just so cool to feel like I was a part of this big family. I did miss my blood related family, but this was a great substitute. It was a very surreal moment.

Alright you guys I'm off to do my 1000 word paper on The Purpose Driven Life! Only 11 more days till I'm back State side! I love you all!!!

~Stella