A Thanksgiving To Remember

American food.  Pot roast, gravy, potatoes & carrots, green beans, green bean casserole, rolls..and yes, Pumpkin Pie, that was our Thanksgiving dinner this year.  Wow, it was so good!  It didn’t take much effort to make all of that, but I was impressed.  Nikki made me try the green bean casserole (which I’ve never tried before), and it was probably my favorite thing at the table.  Except for pie of course!  Our kitchen here at NYSUM has been preparing Turkeys since early October for our Thanksgiving outreaches.  You know what that means..yes..we’ve been having turkey everyday for two months!  Turkey and dressing, turkey sandwiches, turkey soup, turkey fettucini..you name it.  So, no more turkey for us..not even for Thanksgiving Day.  We’re not complaining, it’s a blessing having food provided for us.  But come on, we’re from Texas..we need some beef.  Red meat and potatoes! 

We began our lovely day quite early (5:45am).  We made our way to Manhattan via subway, and got a nice spot to watch the parade.  Yes, it was packed..more packed than anything we have ever seen.  We stood for 3 hours in the same spot, stood.  Our legs and back hurt so bad, but Jesus provided great weather and gave us His patience among a crowd of millions.  Afterward, we picked up over 100 coats that had been donated to our ministry by a marching band in the parade.  That was an adventure in itself, but it went surprisingly smooth.  During this time we had the pot roast cooking in the Crock-Pot and all of the other food prepared and ready for the oven.  We were able to share our meal with a great friend of ours, Augusto.  He is from Peru and speaks little English.  What a character Augusto is..he and Steven get along great!  Augusto is a hard worker, working at NYSUM in the day and another job 3 nights a week.  American food is what he called it, “you like American food?”, he asked.  Augusto was alone and didn’t really have anyone to spend the holiday with.  It was a joy for us to spend time, fellowship, and even disciple him.  We missed being away from home for Thanksgiving, but we can’t wait to go home for Christmas.  It’s hard to believe it’s only a few weeks away! 

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