Po vjen Krishtlindje!!!! Dec. 5, 2016

Po vjen Krishtlindje!!!! [Here comes Christmas!]  It's cold. There are lights. We have a tree. And I have an Albanian Christmas song in my head. I love it! And if you have not seen the Light the World video, watch it now. It has no words spoken. It doesn't need them. Look for ways we can be the light of the world like Christ. We may not be able to raise people from the dead like He did, but we can raise people up with simple acts of service. I love that message. 

Read Serve by Carl Cook.

So our mission challenge for the start of the Light of the World days was to do some kind of service. I'm so thankful we had that challenge because then we looked and we found a place where they have lunches for the elderly every Friday. We went and decorated their Christmas tree, and then set out the food. We barely did anything, but it was another lesson to me - there are always ways that we can serve. We just didn't know it was here before.

This film is such a great tool. It would be even better if people were more used to Christmas...we told someone about the film perfect for Christmas and they responded "ya 25 December"...um yes that would be the date of Christmas haha.

Ok so last week we prayed to find that apartment 696 to find family Baka and we didn't find it. No we didn't find it last Sunday, but yesterday the miracle came. So the elders were looking for less active family houses and they found a pallat 696. They got so excited so they started taking pictures with it. Then this guy asked them who they were. They introduced themselves and then asked him what his name was. He said Hoxhi-normal but then the elders were like wait Hoxhi Baka?! Yes they had not only found the pallat ,but "randomly" the father happened to meet them there. Miracles. Prayers are answered. Sometimes they just take a little time. My favorite attribute that I'm always working on-PATIENCE. Love it.

Motra Hagërd