January Home Scenes

Omicron is making some waves in Mongolia, but so far we're 'keeping it negative'. 

Church is back online for now, so Clara led some hymns for us at home.

She was also led the songs at youth group this week!

Josiah does the reading.

Thank God we were lucky enough to find a box of Lucky Charms!

Also really grateful the kids have been in school in-personall year so far!

Big Basketball Academy Turn Out During Winter Vacation!

We had more than 30 kids showing up for training almost all December and January.  Each day they memorize a verse from the gospel of John:

  "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." 

(What verse was that if you like Jeopardy?)

The big kids practice their 'ready position'. 

The big group warming up with offensive squats.  I the academy everyone is a 'shooter first'.

Coach Ganaa and Pastor Lxavga helping to plan the ministry

 in the Mongolian Alliance Church Sports Center.

Snow Skiing at Sky Resort Outside Ulaanbaatar

On a sunny day outside the capital, Johanna and Clara get ready to take the bunny hill. 

After a long wait in line, we finally got on the lift.  The price is right, about 7 dollars on non-peak days including rental skis, boots and poles.  

Clara also rode the lift for the first time and learned quickly!

Hoping we can visit again when Johanna gets back in spring.  When the sun goes down the temperature goes below zero Fahrenheit quickly.  It was -8 on the drive home.  And the car's heater wasn't working!

Celebrating Johanna's Christmas Vacation Visit to Mongolia

Though it's sad when it ends, we are so grateful Johanna made it to Mongolia for Christmas vacation!

We celebrated Thursday night with dinner at her choice of restaurant: Italian food at "Veranda".

And she finished her Christmas gift model of the German castle that inspired Disney's:

 "New Swan Stone" in English, it is called Neuschwanstein Castle.