Josiah School Winter Dance Concert

Josiah was selected to help MC to elementary concert with other 5th graders.

But that didn't spare him from the dance festivities.

Here are a couple shots of his group dance choreographed moves. 

(over other parent's smart-phone views)

 

Johanna and Clara Fly to Mongolia for Christmas

Josiah was glad to have them back at church and home.

Clara opens her necklace with her name written in Mongolian.

Renee in her new waRm winter hat ;D

 

Basketball Academy Christmas parties

Academy kids and coaches got IMBA water bottles for Christmas.

The morning branch got a pizza party.

And T-shirts too ;D

Coaches got personalized logo sweatsuits.

The afternoon branch got the food and gifts as well as an explanation of Christmas.

Mongolian Alliance Church Christmas Party

We represented Cornerstone Church of All Nations at the Mongolian

Alliance Church Christmas Party today.

These two basketball players from the Academy asked to mark the moment with their coach.

And here we are with their church pastor and Alliance president Lxavga Pastor.

There was entertainment, singing, dancing and contortionists! 

 

And a nice buffet meal for everyone made by one of our own church members!

Merry Christmas, and Peace on Earth.

Happy Thanksgiving with Friends from Near and Far

Steve, Mary-Lynn, and Helen from church, and Amaraa with his wife and kids

all joined us for Thanksgiving lunch on Sunday.

The ladies made the final food preparations while some of us came home on snowy roads from Mongolian church.

There's the turkey and spread.  We cooked it breast-down this year, which made the white meat much more moist and tasty.

The grinch carved the roast beast.

And helped devour the delicious pies.

Alpha Course in the Books

We finished our Alpha Course with a Ham dinner on Thanksgiving Thursday.

The conversation was about how to be involved in church.

This is our table which interacted in English.

Pastor Lxavga's table conversed watched the videos in Mongolian.

This girl also sat at a Mongolian table and decided to follow Jesus.

To commemorate and nourish her new life, she was given this new study Bible.

Fall Black Forest Photos

Looks like the dorm wars were on with the nerf guns.

They get their grub on as well...Johanna and friends making pizza. 

Johanna and Clara getting out into the colors of the season...

and the timeless villages of Germany...

I think this one is Freiburg. 

Fall News from Midwest College Girls

Lydia and her friend dressed up as Slink from Toy Story!

Maggie and friends celebrating OKTEMBERFEST!!

Coaches Clinic 2022 Completed

About 25 coaches and 7 college players attended from all over the city and country.

Pastor Baggie gets the MVP for translating all day for 5 days!

Dawaa also came down from Darhan for day one, before leaving for Korea.

But Coach Mark and Coach Seth were the expert guests of honor.

These champion college players from the National University of Mongolia really appreciated

The technical and foundational training they got for the whole week!  

The gospel was boldly presented "For the Love of God, and the Game of Life"

 

Tuckered Out of Town Travels

Josiah conked out on the way home from school, after traveling all night back from Germany.

The basketball academy expanded to another gym nearby, training in mornings now.

Our Alpha Course's Holy Spirit Weekend was held at this giant Ger complex called Camp Genghis.  

 

The served giant portions of khuushur, bodes, and tsoivan as well!

Fall Break Visit to Black Forest

Renee and Josiah checking in for a flight to Frankfurt from Ulaanbaatar.

On the 3 hour train ride to Basel...

And finally into the small Black Forest village of Kandern.

For a nice visit with his sisters and to see where in the world they live and learn.

After a nice meal out, they return will return through a similar route of planes, trains and automobiles. 

Clara Turns 15 in Germany!

Here is her birthday parade through dorm family:

Here she is bowling with friends on an outing from boarding school.

And outside the dorm with staff and fellow Palm residents.

And again with dorm family in the dining room.

And finally connecting with the family on three continents

for the well wishing and candles: "Happy Birthday Clara!"