Kathy,

How much fun you had.  And to do two big surprises to different families in 
one day is really cool.  Glad it was such an awesome experience for all of 
you.

Vicki

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 2:35 PM
Subject: Merry Christmas from Maine


> Hey Guys, guess who?
> Just wanted to wish everybody my own "Merry Christmas!"  I'm sure lovin' 
> mine.  We have no snow.  It's in the 40s and it isn't raining either, 
> though, some clouds are rolling in.
> We had a great day yesterday.  Our evening service was loaded with 
> seekers.  It was so awesome just to begin to make in roads in their 
> journey of faith.  After the service, some of us took candles, to light 
> the way, and armed with a fruit basket, a poinsettia and a Christmas card 
> signed by everybody in the congregation, we headed  over to our former 
> pastor's house to do some caroling on his lawn.  It was loads of fun. He 
> was blown away by the surprise.  His whole family was there and they all 
> poured out onto the lawn to join us in singing and then hugs were had all 
> round.   Then, after that, Caleb, Liz, Greg and I loaded our van full of 
> gifts that people in the church had purchased for a very poor family that 
> we are working with and we headed off to change their Christmas.  Caleb 
> and Liz got to see first hand how much fun it is to give.  I mean, we were 
> loaded down with stuff, food and all.  I think we each took six arm loads 
> full of stuff into this house.  The little girl was just blown away.  It 
> was kind of funny because they were at our evening service last night too 
> and it was cool to be sitting there, leading worship, with them there 
> participating,  and know how we were going to change things for them.  It 
> is so fun to be used by God for that kind of thing.  Blessing others is 
> definitely the fun part of ministry.
> Today has been very quiet.  Greg and Chris are playing ping pong right 
> now.  Tomorrow, Greg is going to help Chris get around so that he can put 
> in applications and look for a full time job.  Matt has an interview with 
> I.HOP, out in Grand Rapids.  Of course, the ideal would be one full time 
> job,  but even another part time job would help.
> I pray that all of you dear people are having a blessed holiday.  I'd 
> better get around to writing my belated christmas cards.  That is 
> beginning to be a characteristic of ours, being late that is.  Whhich 
> probably explains why it took me until the evening of Christmas day to 
> wish you guys a blessed Christmas, but I mean it sincerely, no matter when 
> it is actually spoken.
> God bless,
> Kathy