The blessings of friends and family

 

We were really blessed to have so many good friends and family visit us during the last couple of months.   Our last guests has left this morning.  We had a wonderful time to reflect on what we are doing here and what the future is holding for us in Macedonia. We had chance to take people to see the wonderful city we are living in, to see where we live and where we would like to make a difference. Some of our guests had to opportunity to visit the border at Tabanovce (Табановце)  where we are currently helping out with the refugees coming through Macedonia. The kids had time to enjoy every single visitor from aunts and uncles, to grandma and grandpa and friends for mom and dad, and even more friends…. even a friend for Zane all the way from Maine.

Now who where our gosti (гости) (our guests)

Hannes and Gerda ( June)

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On Mount Vodno

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With Engela (July)

 

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At Sveti Jovan Bigorski Monastery

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With Hendrik and Bets (September)

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With Oupa Hendrik and Ouma Esther (October)

IMG-20151019-WA000  Seeing how “Rakia” is made at our neighbor

 

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With Christine (November)

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At the border helping with the refugees

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Saying goodbye at the Airport

Lydia and Liam (November)

 

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Riding the bull

 

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with Liam

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helping at the border

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