Dear Friends,
Thank you for your prayers, e-mails, cards and care packages over the past month. God is working through you to give us encouragement and joy. It is thrilling to open the mail box and receive a REAL piece of mail! There is something about seeing, touching and feeling something that someone you love has sent. A person’s handwriting speaks love, care and concern. Although, e-mails are great too! There is also a rush of anticipation while waiting for the INBOX to appear! Another thrilling moment is when the SKYPE phone rings on the computer! Now there is an adrenaline rush! We are thankful for every contact we receive from you, every contact is God at work.

This week God touched our lives through two special contacts. One came from a friend whom I have not seen in person for 30 years but we have been re-acquainted via computer technology. Monday was full of challenges and I felt frazzled by life. I had allowed the enemy, Satan, a victory. I sat down at the computer that evening and discovered an email with subject “Thinking of You.” The following sentence from this e-mail released me from Satan’s trap: “ Keep your eyes on the Master and you won’t have any problem He can't solve.” Wow. The person who sent this email had no idea that I would be reading it after a day of defeat by the enemy. Thanks DC for allowing God to lead and guide your thoughts and actions.

Another great technological leap occurred as we participated in a SKYPE worship service with our family at Forest Hills Baptist Church. We were part of a program titled, Sing Around the World. The children sang songs from around the world and shared about Christmas customs in that country. We were able to share about how people of Poland celebrate Christmas. We also worshipped with our church family by singing together “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly,” a Polish Christmas carol. It was exciting to see familiar faces in God’s sanctuary that holds so many memories and to hear the voices of God’s people praising Him together. This service also confirmed in our hearts that the Christmas season is about the Nations. God created the Nations for His glory and praise. May we all join together in praying and giving so that all nations, of every tribe and language, may hear the Good News of Jesus and experience true Hope and Peace for eternity.

Thank you for your prayers for our family. Also, thank you for giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering/Global Missions Offering. Your support goes to over 5,000 missionaries plus support personnel all over the world. You are providing the Holmes with an apartment, transportation, Megan’s education, language lessons, food and clothing. Team KRAKOW is using your gifts by sharing God’s Message through cooking classes, Coffee House, youth Bible study, family Bible studies, Campus Ministries, Ladies Bible Study, monthly outreach activities, sport camps and day camps. Also, one of our team members has a special team focusing on the Roma “Gypsy” population in Poland. Your gifts help them have a special ministry center, Kids Club, preschool, weekly bible studies, family camps, mentoring for lay leaders, and a weaving class! Your missionaries are using God given gifts and talents to share God’s message. Thank you for praying and giving so that “every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord.”

We Love You,
The Holmes
Ted, Beverly and Megan

Please Pray ...
that we would stay focused on the Master: His word and His plan
we would continue to make progress in language learning and be bold in using phrases
for opportunities to share Christ with others
as we celebrate the holiday away from friends and family
for Megan as she continues share Christ with her classmates and teachers