I hadn’t made any big plans for Thanksgiving (in spite of its being all over Facebook) because, you know, Thanksgiving is an American holiday and we’re not in America any more. Not to mention, a turkey is totally unheard of here.

However, last night Marc finally figured out that today, everyone in America would be celebrating–giving thanks to God AND enjoying a feast as well. He determined that we needed to keep some vestige of American tradition and announced that he would go into town this morning (Thanksgiving day) to gather supplies for an evening meal. Chicken and mashed potatoes seemed the next best thing to turkey, but the boys weren’t too excited about the prospect of slaughtering our celebratory dinner. And all the kids piped in with their opinion: if we were going to splurge on a meal, it might as well be pizza. Nothing beats pizza! Marc suggested seeing if our neighbors had a duck they wanted to sell, but that was quickly shot down and a second vote taken for pizza.

The two adults conferred and agreed that bacon cheeseburgers were a reasonable alternative to turkey, but the children unanimously overrode our suggestion once again with pizza. So it was decided that today, we shall give thanks and celebrate, with bacon cheeseburgers and french fries for the adults and pizza for the children. (Though the adults will probably have to at least *try* the pizza. It’s a rare treat!)

So today, Marc and Deborah are off on the motorbike to town. I hope the market has cheese! (Sometimes they don’t.) We are thankful for how God has been working in our lives and in our community. We’re thankful to be feeling more at home here. And certainly we are thankful that we will be eating cheeseburgers and pizza, while many of our neighbors only enjoy meat once a year and sometimes don’t have their daily ugali. Count your blessings, and pray for those who aren’t feeling so thankful today. See how you can reach out and touch someone else’s life. Be blessed today!