MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! I pray that you will have a very blessed holiday season. One that is full of laughter joy, fellowship with remembrance and reflection of our King!
LINKSMŲ ŠVENTŲ KALĖDŲ! LAIMINGŲ NAUJŲ METŲ! ( "Happy Holy Christmas! Happy New Year!)

A couple weeks ago, a friend of mine invited Tiana and I to her church to hear a guy preach. He was from France, but was a pastor in Sweden and the sermon was going to be in English. I think it was one of the funniest sermons I have been too. Not so much because the guy had a great sense of humor, but more because of the dynamic of the evening. You have a Pastor who is speaking in English with a VERY strong French accent and a translator who is trying to translate something that sounds like, "....spanking God..." but is really "speaking to God." And then people from the congregation shouting out to the translator what the guy is saying. Translating is hard enough, but then you add 2 people that English is not their first langauge and then an audience who is more than willing to help you. It makes it a little more difficult. To say the least, it was a very amusing sermon! I think it was something about Moses spanking God.....? But the evening only got better.
Afterwards we went out with 5 students to dinner. Before I go on there is one thing that you need to know about Lithuanians, something that I admire and enjoy about them. They are very straight forward and there is no beating around the bush. They say what they are thinking with out a filter.
With this said, I was speaking to a student whom I had met before and we were talking about life and doing ministry here and the conversation ended up going like this,"

Student: " I hear you have started language?"
Me: "Not yet"
Student:"I would ask why, but I'm not sure if I care."
Me: "HA HA HA HA HA!"

I started laughing so hard I was crying. I don't think I have had someone ever be so honest before. It was quite refreshing. Well, I know who to go to now if I need an honest opinion!

The week of Thanksgiving the courtyard by our flat was being decorated with a HUGE Christmas Tree and lights being put in the trees surrounding the courtyard. November 25th was the lighting ceremony which was a big deal, evidently! I thought there would be a few people, but their was hundreds! They also had a program for the evening with famous singers and dancers. However, the coolest part was the fireworks! We were about 30 feet from where they set them off, they were right above our heads! IT WAS SO COOL! Anywho, this is Tiana and I as the fireworks were going off.

These are some photos from Thanksgiving! It was a great time of fellowship and building deeper relationships with the Vilnus team and just having fun! Which, I will never complain about!