Merry Christmas to all our family and friends. We hope you had a blessed Holiday season. Our family had such a low key holiday. We spent Christmas right here on Okinawa. We did manage to escape for a few days to Okuma. Okuma is a military resort on the Northern part of the island. Here are some photos of our holiday...
Christmas started on the 24th for the Payne family. Our neighbors hosted a gingerbread house decorating party. This was such a fun time. We already have permission to borrow this idea for future Christmases:)
Kevin's House in the making...
Sam working hard...
Andrew had an absolute blast!!!
Sam's "Monster House"
Kevin's House
Andrew's house complete with a Santa Landing Pad....
The gang with their master pieces...
After cleaning up we headed out to Christmas Eve Service. This was the first service in our new building as well as our friend John's first service as Pastor. It was a beautiful candle light service complete with beautiful carols and a sweet children's message. What a wonderful way to bring in Christmas. We successfully put the focus on our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ given to us as the most precious Christmas gift.
The boys with their candles...
All the children on the alter...
Pastor John
Paynes in front of the Koza Christmas Tree...
After the service we joined our friends at Kitakisen for our traditional Christmas Eve Sushi:) After dinner, it was off to bed so Santa could come!!!
What a great day we had!!!
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