{"id":168,"date":"2010-01-02T12:20:58","date_gmt":"2010-01-02T20:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/crystal-pierce\/?p=168"},"modified":"2010-01-02T12:20:58","modified_gmt":"2010-01-02T20:20:58","slug":"christmas-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/crystal-pierce\/2010\/01\/02\/christmas-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-169\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/crystal-pierce\/files\/2010\/01\/xmas-2009-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"xmas 2009\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/crystal-pierce\/files\/2010\/01\/xmas-2009-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/crystal-pierce\/files\/2010\/01\/xmas-2009-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Merry Christmas to  y&#8217;all!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Home for  Christmas!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With  my plans coming together for moving to Mexico &#8211; possibly in February &#8211; I am  blessed with being able to stay home for Christmas with my family. \u00a0Last year my  family was altogether, but this year my brother won&#8217;t be around. \u00a0He&#8217;s currently  overseas until March or early Spring. \u00a0But my parents, sister,  sister-in-law, and two of my grandparents will be together! \u00a0We are excited to  just have a laid back holiday with each other.\u00a0 Right now it&#8217;s time to go over  to Mom &amp; Dad&#8217;s for dinner &amp; presents with the grandparents.\u00a0 I made  cranberry sauce (for the first time), pumpkin\/cheesecake pie, and sweet  potatoes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>God&#8217;s Perfect  Timing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amy  Heckman &amp; I are very close in reaching the required 60% monthly support  level. \u00a0Amy has reached 54% &amp; I&#8217;m at 52.6%! \u00a0How cool &amp; amazing is  that!<\/p>\n<p>We  received an email last week that we have a church to connect with once we reach  Mexico. \u00a0They are excited to meet us &amp; praying for us! \u00a0What a blessing is  the body of Christ!<\/p>\n<p>This  last month we also learned that Glenn &amp; Teo Urquhart &#8211; the missionaries  whose house we were going to live in for two years &#8211; won&#8217;t be able to leave  Mexico until Summer 2010. \u00a0That means that we will be getting a different place  than what we were expecting. \u00a0Amy &amp; I are looking forward to seeing how God  will provide for us with another place to live in a different  neighborhood!<\/p>\n<p>We  are also looking to God to see when &amp; how He will be providing the last part  of our monthly support. \u00a0We are both less than $235 away from our monthly  goal! \u00a0Exciting! \u00a0We are so close to being able to head to Mexico, but we will  need to reach 60% before we can set a travel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I Praise God  For&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>my  family<\/li>\n<li>the opportunity  to serve Him wherever I am<\/li>\n<li>the constant  provisions in my life<\/li>\n<li>all of my prayer  &amp; financial supporters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Please Pray  That&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>my brother will  be safe<\/li>\n<li>the last $235 in  monthly support will come in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>I want to wish you all a blessed  Christmas &amp; a Happy New Year as we continue to remember Christ every  day!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Crystal<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merry Christmas to y&#8217;all! 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