{"id":252,"date":"2011-01-01T07:34:26","date_gmt":"2010-12-31T21:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/?p=252"},"modified":"2011-02-20T12:34:17","modified_gmt":"2011-02-20T02:34:17","slug":"merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/2011\/01\/01\/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-254\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/files\/2011\/02\/IMG_3464-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3464\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/files\/2011\/02\/IMG_3464-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/files\/2011\/02\/IMG_3464-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>The girls welcomed to a cold white Iowa.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!\u00a0 We are so very thankful as we look at this past year for all of the faithful support God has provided through many of you in prayer, encouragement and financially.<\/p>\n<p>As we reflected on Christmas in church last week, Aaron had everyone turn in their Bibles to Luke 2.\u00a0 We reflected on how the shepherds heard the message, went to see what God had done, and then how they spread the message of Jesus\u2019 birth.\u00a0 It challenged me as I\u2019m in my own home country to be faithful to share what I have heard, and seen.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As we have been Stateside the Patpatar are on our hearts and minds, too.\u00a0 This is the first year the group of Christians have been on their own to celebrate Christmas as believers.\u00a0 There were many great things happening as we left.\u00a0 The believers were being faithful to hear and then share the things they have learned from God\u2019s Word.\u00a0 Please pray that God will continue to work in and through them and build His church as we are away.<\/p>\n<p>May we all be like the shepherds and share the message this season.<\/p>\n<p>Lori<\/p>\n<p>Fact: If you appreciate short snippets of what life is like for various tribal people around the world and the missionaries who live with them, check out Tribal Beat:\u00a0 <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/news\/tb.php\">http:\/\/www.ntm.org\/news\/tb.php<\/a>.\u00a0 You can sign up to receive each month\u2019s little story on that page as well.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s a great way to expand your understanding of who we are serving, as well as Who we are serving!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-255\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/files\/2011\/02\/IMG_3234-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3234\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>Lori saying \u201cgood-bye\u201d to her tribal mother for a few months.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The girls welcomed to a cold white Iowa. 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