Highlights of December in Tianjin, China 2008

Felicidades, Samuel Reed !

Happy Birthday, Samuel ! Samuel is the third of our 12 grandchildren and is the oldest son of Matthew and Lina Reed. They just recently moved from Chicago, IL to Tenancingo, Mexico. Samuel is now 7 years old and very smart and very handsome ! He and his sister, Rebeca, 4, will be attending public school there in Mexico. Their parents will be working in local "fellowships" there and helping people. On their trip driving down to Mexico, Samuel learned how to check the oil and other fluids. We are hoping we get to go and visit them sometime next year !

Happy Birthday, Danielle Prescott!

Danielle Prescott is our daughter-in-law married to Dan. They have been married for ten years and are parents to precious Abby, who is 7 years old. They live in the San Francisco Bay area ! Happy Birthday on December 3 !

Happy Birthday, Heidi Reed !

Heidi Lynn Reed, our precious daughter-in-law, is married to Jamie, our oldest son. They've been married for nine years and are parents to Antonio, Joshua, and Caleb. Heidi is the youngest of 8 children and grew up in Minnesota, where they will be this Christmas to celebrate her parents 50th wedding anniversary. We love you Heidi !

Jesus Loves Me this I Know

Each Wednesday I go to the ECC (Early Childhood Center)to teach the music classes. This is a part of our Tianjin International School. There is a Foundations class (3 yr olds), a Junior Kindergarten, and a Kindergarten. Here are the three- year- olds singing Jesus Loves Me. Only two of them know how to speak English fluently. The others have only started learning since late August when school started. We have so much fun together ! By the way, they are all Korean kids.

Welcome to the world, baby James !

Our twelvth grandchild, James Stephen Reed, was born
on November 12, 2008 to Tim and Allyson Reed.
He is the little brother to Hannah, Lauren, and Timmy.
We are so grateful to our
wonderful Lord for our
growing family !

Happy Birthday, Antonio !!!!!

Antonio E. Reed,

firstborn son of

Jamie and Heidi Reed is now SEVEN YEARS OLD and a delightful, happy, and intelligent kid. He is a sweet big brother to Joshua and Caleb. He loves baseball, bikeriding, and reading. He knows no stranger and one of the friendliest kids I have ever known.

My Dad & Mom always gave people a verse from the Bible to go along with their age. So here is mine for Antonio:

"Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him, so you will grow in faith, strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with thanksgiving for all he has done." Colossians 2:7