Giving Thanks!
It doesn’t feel like Thanksgiving without a family dinner…. but we still have plenty to be thankful for.
Kimberly decided to invite friends to come have a taste of the American tradition, learn about where Thanksgiving came from, and share some fellowship in our apartment. We had friends from church and the neighborhood, both foreigners and locals.
Kimberly bought a turkey and ham and made up the side dishes, and friends brought the drinks and desserts. We invited people to drop by between 7-10pm (Thanksgiving is a working day here) and 48 people showed up!
Before dinner we gathered around the table and explained some of the food and some of the history, from the first observation in 1621 to the presidential proclamations in 1789 and 1863, to today. Jim led in prayer, asking people to reflect and thank God silently for something this year.
For most of those present, it was their first taste of Thanksgiving, and they expressed how much they enjoyed it. That gave us a lot of joy, though we weren’t able to share the meal with our families across the world.
