Happy Thanksgiving (by Thom)

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Wondering what a Thanksgiving celebration l0oks like here in Dakar? Well, yesterday we started the festivities. We've mentioned before that we live just a couple of blocks from Dakar Academy, a boarding school for missionary kids. Yesterday they held their annual "Turkey Bowl" festivities, which involves a lot of football (the American kind, not what they call "fütball" over here) between the different grades and even the staff.
Today we're heading over to a colleague's house for a Thanksgiving meal. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie are all on the menu (I can't eat most of it because of my allergy, but Amanda and the girls will enjoy!). So, on the checklist for the holiday, we have family/friends, great food, and football. Check, check, and check! Sounds like a great Thanksgiving to me!
By the way, on of the things we're so very thankful for this year: It was exactly one year ago that we were in Dakar, Senegal, traveling from Mali, for meetings at the US Embassy as we were working on getting citizenship for our daughters. It was a long process, but we're so thankful to the Lord that everything is in order and this is Miri and Hannah's first Thanksgiving as American citizens!