5th Christmas on St Helena

While Graeme rushed off on Christmas morning, to hold services in Sandy Bay, and at Head O'Wain, I started preparing the turkey (yes, I actually found one this year) for the oven.  Graeme read from Isa 9, and brought home how the area around Galilee was considered a land of God's judgement and darkness.  It was in that area that Christ came to live and bring light.  The story of Jesus is ever one of bringing light and joy into places of darkness and sorrow.

At the Jamestown service, there was a man from the Christian motor bikers in SA.  Graeme asked him where he was spending the day.  He had nowhere to go, so he joined us - Arthur, Danny, Hannah, Brenda, Clarence, Graeme, Hazel, and Mike the motorbike guy.

Danny's parents brought the Saint traditional Christmas food - curry.  Usually it is goat meat curry, but they made a pork curry.  As usual, there was more than enough good, tasty food.

We all received lovely gifts, but Hannah received so many gifts from friends and family, it was almost embarrassing.  Here she is, wearing her beads, and with her "dinosaurs" and other gifts nearby, playing with her "computer", while Arthur tries out her magnetic drawing slate.