Expat Thanksgiving

While Thanksgiving is not a holiday here, that didn't stop the Americans that live here in Anapolis from getting together. The Saturday before Thanksgiving we all had a big potluck at the Wycliffe missions headquarters. There were missionaries from Asas, Wycliffe, New Tribes, and other Americans who live in the city. Since turkey is very pricey here, we had chickens and all the traditional side dishes. All you can eat American food...yum!!! Some of the most prized items were "delicacies" from the States that families had brought down and saved for a special moment. Canned cranberry sauce and blueberry pie filling (made into a pie) might not sound special to you, but bringing them to share on Thanksgiving rather than hoarding them for your family is a huge act of sacrifice around here :) It really fit the Thanksgiving spirit of sharing. You should have seen how many slivers the blueberry pie was divided into so as many people as possible could have a taste of home!

We had so much to be thankful for this year, especially for Elijah. We brought him along even though we was only 4 days old. Are we crazy for bringing him? Perhaps a little, but we just couldn't bare to miss out on one of the best days of the year!
Me with some of the other American missionaries in town that I'm good friends with. We also get together once a week for Bible study in English. Such a treat!

Then, this past Sunday Jeyson's family came over for another Thanksgiving celebration. Even though they are Brazilian and don't normally celebrate Thanksgiving here, we all agreed we had so much to be thankful for that we decided to have a special meal. It was so nice to celebrate also with family at home, just the way Thanksgivings are normally celebrated.
Everything was so wonderful I forgot to take a picture of the meal! It was a wonderful time...and now on to Christmas!