Volume 2 Issue 10 – “Merry Christmas from theWELLBORNS”
Merry Christmas 2008!
Thank you for all your support and for helping us minister in Costa Rica as we work our way to Argentina. Soon we’ll post a new podcast episode from our Christmas Party with the LACC students in Heredia.
This year we are excited to be with the Triplett family in El Salvador for Christmas. We are all going to be home in El Salvador this Christmas, it’s been a long time since we’ve all been together in El Salvador! After this Christmas we’ll be in Argentina and the rest of our family will be spread out in El Salvador, Nicaragua and the United States.
Being a missionary kid you have the hardest time with the question, “Where are you from?” because you really aren’t sure. Michelle was born in Ecuador, raised in El Salvador and technically North American going to Argentina, but inside she feels like she is from El Salvador.
We were at the beach the other day and in the pool and our friendly 7-year-old daughter Alexis went up to this family and began playing with their children. We overheard the mom ask Alexis in Spanish, “Where are you from?” and Alexis said, “El Salvador”. They laughed. Then they said “No, where do you live?” and she said, “Costa Rica” and they laughed. Then they said “No, where are you going after this?” and she said “Argentina”. The family kept laughing and Alexis came up to us and asked “Why are they laughing at me?” And we looked at her and said, “because you are unique, you are special.”
The same day Michelle’s mom went up to our four-year-old daughter Isabella and asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. Isabella said “Um, a ballerina!” Terri said, “you don’t want to be a missionary?” Isabella said, “Grandma, I’m already a missionary.”
Our girls have a very unique childhood but they are adapting well to all the changes. We have four more months at language school in Costa Rica and then Lord willing we will depart on another adventure on our way to Argentina.
God bless you this Christmas season and remember us in prayer when we come to your mind. Hope you have a White Christmas, ours will be white but not with snow rather with firework ash that falls after thousands of fireworks go off on the 24th at midnight!
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year…2009 here we come!
With Love,
The Wellborns
Jonathan, Michelle, Alexis, and Isabella
Jonathan, Michelle, Alexis & Isabella
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