Thanks IN...

Despite being thousands of miles away from America, there was enough of us here in Kijabe, Kenya to join with family in Christ to celebrate the traditional day of thanks. I have to be honest though, nothing felt like Thanksgiving because it was all so unfamiliar. And although my brother believed I was going to eat "Rhinosari Tusk and Giraffe Thigh", I actually had a splendid Turkey dinner with all the trimmings :) What a gift! As we sat around and shared our meal together and then read verses and shared what we were thankful for, a very important message was pointed out to us that did not come alive to me until today. It made sense.

1 Thessalonians 5:18
"Give thanks IN all circumstances for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

How often I give thanks for this, or for that, and I was finding it hard to do yesterday because nothing was the same and I was not with my family and it doesn't feel like the typical "Holiday Season." But boy could I be thankful IN my circumstances of being in Kenya for this Holiday season, and that is just what I was able to do... besides, who gets to say they spent Thanksgiving with some monkeys, zebra, and pinching ants. I do!