Last week we had the honor of hosting Sylvia, an international student from Uganda. She’s attending EBI (Elim Bible Institute) down in Lima and since she couldn’t return home for Christmas, families from our church have been inviting her to stay with them over break. It was so cool to hear her story and God’s faithfulness in every step of her journey. We got to take her around town to see the Christmas lights (Americans go ALL out for Christmas). Actually the lights were pretty neat, it was the first year we drove around to see them. Some houses even had lights timed to music you could tune into on your radio. And one entire neighborhood in Farmington put together a spectacular show.

We introduced Sylvia to tacos and Wendy’s fast food and she made a traditional porridge for us for breakfast one morning. She was also able to join us for Ben’s school Christmas party which was neat. We found out she’d worked through her last school semester without a computer, relying on the library and lab computers to get her work done. So Andy fixed up a laptop and we gifted it to her. Before she left she asked if she could pray for us and bless our family. Afterwards Ben exclaimed “Wow! That was a LONG prayer” :)

One of my favorite memories (and the kids’ too when asked) was drumming, dancing and singing with Ms. Sylvia. Thank you for spending time with us and sharing some of your life and culture. We’re thankful to have a new friend!