Happy belated Thanksgiving! We give thanks to God for you and your support. Thanks goes to Costco for their frozen turkey! (Several of the Japanese girls had never seen a turkey before!) In Japan, they have a “thanks for labor” holiday, on November 23^rd.  In our home, we celebrate Thanksgiving, American style. This year we celebrated Thanksgiving (and Christmas) with our Bible study group and friends a little early, on Nov. 20. About 19 people attended including our family. We celebrated with Gordon’s barbecued turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and Lee Ann’s sweet potato casserole, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and gravy. Friends helped with the sides, including salad, two pies, and roast pork (we had a feast)! Yumm!! We combined Thanksgiving with Christmas since the students are too busy to visit us during finals. So, we sang Christmas carols and did a “white elephant” gift exchange. (Gordon accompanied on the accordion again.) Please pray for the seven girls (six are non-believers) who came and heard the message of Christ. 

May the Lord continue to richly bless you!

With Thanks,

Gordon and Lee Ann Hwang

P.S. December 1 is Giving Tuesday! All day on Tuesday (from 12:00 am to 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time) any gift given to support the "Hear the Call" retreats will be TRIPLED. That's tomorrow, for 24 hours only, your $25 gift will be tripled to $75. Your $100 gift will be tripled to $300. Give any amount you wish!  No limits (until the matching fund has been depleted).  

Don't miss this special opportunity to support "Hear the Call" retreats. (Gifts to IM global workers are not eligible for this gift-tripling opportunity.)

"Hear the Call" weekend retreats are very special events held in various locations around the U.S. for those eager to explore God's call into global service. During "Hear the Call," men and women who are considering missionary service develop a deeper understanding of cross-cultural service and of how to serve with IM.

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