Happy New Year of 2012

Our family wishes our friends and family a blessed new year of 2012. And here are some pictures of Winter 2011 for you to enjoy!

Merry Christmas

Warm wishes to our family and friends!
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given..."

Fall update

We are doing well this semester by God's grace! Just celebrated my birthday last week and am grateful for life! Teammate Jenny baked a cake with chocolate frosting for me and we shared it with the flock as we gathered in the morning that day. Here are some pictures from this semester so far. Enjoy!

Humongous Beehive

We came back to the guest house after the summer only to find this humongous beehive nested on the internet cable strung near the ceiling outside our rooms on the porch.

Before and After

The one wardrobe that the university provided in our guest house had only one functional knob for the two doors. For two years, we stuck a piece of cardboard paper to the door as a handle. This year, I finally decided to get a real knob! Here is the before and after.

Whitening Lotion

In America, most women want to get a tan. In Vietnam, every woman wants to get whiter. I have yet to find a lotion here that does not have the word "whitening" in the label. I hesitated getting any, not knowing what "whitening" means and what is in the lotion that makes one whiter and what actually will happen to my skin, until I realized I had no other choice...

New Cooking Partner

For the past three years of living in Vietnam, my faithful cooking helper has been this two-burner gas stove. For three years, we struggled with the decision of whether we needed a microwave. This past summer, friends have blessed us with the gift of one to use in Vietnam! We still hesitated as to whether we should use the funds in something else instead. Well, we finally took the plunge yesterday when Andy brought home a new cooking partner for me! One of our students saw it and asked what it was and how it works. She was amazed when we told her that it can get the food hot in seconds but not the bowl. I still couldn't believe we lived three years without it. And am also thankful that we do have one now. It saves us some time and we are able to reheat things like leftover rice easily. I am one happy mom.