Thankful

Praise the Lord, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise His holy name.
Praise the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits-
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
                                  Psalm 103:1-5

Although it's a few days late, on Thanksgiving and today we are exceedingly thankful for the Lord's great love!  We are so unworthy of His grace and compassion in our lives and yet He pours it out abundantly!  And although He doesn't have to, He chooses to give us so many good gifts.  Here are some things the Donohues are thankful for today...

• Our marriage- What a blessing it is to share life with your best friend!  We are thankful for how this time in Uganda is drawing us closer to the Lord and to each other.
• Our family- You are so good to us.  Thanks for loving us and supporting us so well!  We miss you all dearly and wish we could have been there with you on Thanksgiving.
• Friendship- We have been blessed with amazing friendships back home and are thankful to be able to maintain those even thousands of miles away.  God has also given us great friends here in Uganda.  What a pleasant surprise and a true treasure!
• Our health- The Lord has kept us both safe and healthy thus far and for that we praise Him!
• Uganda- It has been such a gift to be here as we are constantly learning about ourselves, the people here, and the Lord.  We are so grateful for this opportunity and the ways God is using it in our lives and hopefully to bless the lives of others.

For Thanksgiving, we were blessed to celebrate with some sweet friends here in Jinja.  We even had a traditional Thanksgiving meal complete with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie!  Yes, we do live in Africa but we still have so many GOOD gifts here (including the blessing of good food)!

Here's a photo of some of my sweet girlfriends in Jinja at our Thanksgiving meal.  We are blessed!

And here's Mike playing with the Boone's son, Evan, one of our favorite little guys.

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with family and friends!  God is so good!