An International Fourth of July
Having grown up as a missionary kid, lots of things that we’re doing now bring back good memories. We received our first care package and I must admit I was quite excited. We also celebrated our first 4th of July as a team living overseas. I remember many 4th of July picnics, parades, and fireworks that my parents and their team did. We didn’t have a huge production this year, but we did take the opportunity to spoil ourselves a little with a picnic of grilled hamburgers (with real ketchup), watermelon, fresh lemonade, and chocolate chip cookies and brownies. It was a beautiful day with good food and great fellowship. We invited another American couple that had recently arrived in Portugal to celebrate with us and it was great to be able to encourage one another.
We didn’t have any fireworks, but Teague had some glow-in-the-dark bracelets for the kiddos. We went inside and turned off the lights for them to swing them around. Then the kids went off to bed and the adults were able to spend some wonderful time in worship. What an uplifting time it was.
The kids all got glow-in-the-dark bracelets from Teague.
Our 'fireworks'
