My First Real Christmas in Dubai

i love christmas... i love the message it brings. i love the joy it writes on each ones faces. i love its power to bring together warring couples or friends. i love the cool breeze. i love the opportunity it gives to bring the family together. i love the laughters of the kids, the sharing of memories of friends, spreading thanksgiving, and sharing of the blessings. i love feeling His nearness...


and this year, for the first time in my stay in the UAE, i am having a real christmas. it used to just pass me by coz i usually work for it's not an official holiday here.


dec 7, we started with the distribution of the shoeboxes to the brethren, which went on until dec 21..

dec14, the church had the Christmas Cantata which paved the way to welcoming the season. we were serenaded by the angelic hosts from EBCI ;)


dec 15, had a sumptuous lunch at Boardwalk with the Edifice people, and our boss, Mr. Shahram Forouhgi...

dec 24, afternoon, we had our office party for the first time too...




dec 24 evening, went to a friend's family to celebrate christmas eve the pinoy-style way...


dec 25 lunch, long-distance calls to my family in the philippines...


dec 25 afternoon, bonfire at jumeirah with the church mates...

dec 25 dinner, with close friends mano, j, constance, kate and brett at mercato....

Hope you had a great christmas too!!! however which way you celebrated it, may we not drown the real meaning of christmas--- our Saviour was born so that He may give up His life and shed His blood for the rdemption of our souls... that is the best gift anyone can have!