Merry Christmas from Niger!

Merry Christmas to you all!  We are spending Christmas in Niger with Jordanne's parents and younger brother, where they serve with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. We have been in the DRC for about 3 months and this is our first R&R. We are very happy to have had this time in Niger with family.

While here we had the opportunity to go to Park W. We took a boat down the Niger River and saw a family of 12 elephants. We were able to get very close to them and decided to leave once they started flapping there ears. A tell tale sign that an elephant is not happy.

We went out on the last night and ran into this girl! A very rare sight for Park W. An extremely intense experience for Travis as he was sitting on the roof of the car with a spot light and the park guide. We got  about 15 feet from the lion and it started to walk towards us and followed us for a bit before laying down. 

No snow but it has been a great African Christmas!  Wishing you all happy holidays, lots of rest, and good times with family!  May you experience the joy of knowing our Savior is with us!!