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English class activities and an attempted break in

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December seems to be moving along at a fast pace. We are nine days away from Christmas and we have been keeping busy and there is more on the way. On December 9, we had our regular supper and devotional time with the Hope For Each students. It is great to be able to share about Jesus and the Christmas message. Christmas isn't a huge event here as their focus is on the New Year. Even for those who call themselves Christians, there needs to be a shift as to what is really important and that is celebrating the birth of Christ. From our understanding, the move away from Christmas to New Year celebration came out of their influence of communism and being a part of an atheistic culture for so long.  Student supper  Student supper  Student supper Our next supper with the students will be on December 23 and the staff will also be a part of it as we celebrate a Christmas meal and devotional together. We will probably also be taking students into the city for a Christm

Saying Good-bye Steve, Jo, Dez and August

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This past few days has had a lot of our similar activities, but on Wednesday night we were able to be a part of a surprise farewell for Steve and Jo Harder, missionaries in Zaparosia, who are from Manitoba. Jessica, a missionary from the U.S.A. and part of our small group (Jessica, Harders, Verhoogs and us) put on a great farewell and we were glad to be a part of it, even though we knew very few of Steve and Jo's friends from their seven years of ministry. Many of them shared about their friendship with Steve and Jo and how their lives made a difference.  The crew gathered at Steve and Jo's Farewell  Steve's floorball coach  A life touched by Steve and Jo  More sharing  Floorball team presentation to Steve  Steve sharing with his friend interpreting  A tasty cake that we all enjoyed  (left to right) Jessica, Jo, Cindy, Shannon We met Steve and Jo and their boys, Dez and August, when we first arrived in 2018. We have b