Eliza's present - a quiet (or busy) book made by Candace. :)
Riaan opening a present. :)
A house decorated with Christmas lights in Washington.
Thursday 10 January 2019
Christmas Day...
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We had a pretty quiet Christmas day, largely spent at home as a little family of four. Riaan opened a couple of presents and we also put our shoes out for Father Christmas the night before. This is a tradition that we first heard about while with Mercy Ships on the Africa Mercy. It happens every Christmas on the ship. Crew members place a shoe outside their cabin door on Christmas Eve and it is filled up with goodies on Christmas day. :) It is a European tradition that comes from the celebration of Saint Nicholas Day, and we are introducing it into our little American-South African family here in Indiana! :) We also made sure that the day was centred around the story of the Nativity, and how God sent his son Jesus to earth to restore our relationship with Him. :)
Throughout West Africa, Europe, South Africa, the USA, and the South Atlantic Ocean. Our adventure continues as we seek God's will for our life after Mercy Ships.
What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
- Jesus of Nazareth (Mark 8: 36 NIV)
- Jesus of Nazareth (Mark 8: 36 NIV)
He is no fool who gives
what he cannot keep to gain
that which he cannot lose.
- Jim Elliot, martyred in Ecuador, 1956.
what he cannot keep to gain
that which he cannot lose.
- Jim Elliot, martyred in Ecuador, 1956.
ABOUT ME
- Murray Tristan Crawford
- I am a 40-year-old South African whose journey with Mercy Ships began in 2007 when I joined the M/V "Africa Mercy" in Liberia. I met my wife Candace in Sierra Leone in 2011 and together we served with Mercy Ships until December 2012. We worked with Mercy Vision in South Africa during 2013, and are now settled with our three kiddos in the USA.
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DISCLAIMER
I served with Mercy Ships. Everything here, however, is my personal opinion and is not read or approved before it is posted. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of Mercy Ships.
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