Christmas at the UJV

What an amazing Christmas day. Full of singing, dancing, gifts and of course feasting! Every child woke up this morning to find a gift in their bed, a new stuffed animal. They also all received a new outfit for Christmas. After a breakfast of omelets they got all dressed up in their new clothes and headed off to church. In Africa they really know how to celebrate! Singing, dancing and shouting all for the King of the Universe who came down to be with us! Happy Birthday Jesus! After church there were so many smiling kids as they ate the Christmas feast. The mama’s worked so hard preparing chicken, matoke, irish potatoes, and rice. The children’s bellies were very happy and satisfied. We took pictures of all the kids in their new clothes. Some of the boys even learned how to tie the new ties they received. After our feast it was time for more singing and dancing! Another surprise for the kids, 14 flags in many colors were sewn for them to wave to the Lord. It was great to see how excited they were to praise with the flags, the Mama's really loved them too! At our local church Streams of Life there was an afternoon concert and the UJV was invited to perform. They sang two songs and even got the flags out to add to the celebration. The day finished off with a poi demonstration (fire spinning), a movie and Christmas baking for all to enjoy. Wow, what a wonderful day. Praise God for Christmas in Africa! Thanks to everyone who helped make this day so great for the kids! - love Amy

Home for the holidays

We are home for the holidays. We left Africa last Wednesday and have arrived Thursday night in Abbotsford, BC, Canada.

The boys are enjoying seeing their Grandparents and we are enjoying seeing everyone again.

Feel free to keep in contact with us while we are in Canada. Amy Toyota, bless her, will be the lady in charge of the volunteers and our contact person in Uganda. Pastor Robert is overseeing the project.

We wish you all a wonderful Christmas season with family and friends and look forward to what God is going to do in the New Year.

We love all of you and thank you for your prayers!

We are doing a new thing

Hi everyone!

We thought it would be neat to set up a blog so that people could e-mail Luke and Suzanne and you would receive up to date information from them on a regular basis that is more on a personal note. If you would like to leave any messages for the Jones family or your child that you are sponsoring, feel free to do that and we will try to keep this current!