We are very active in our church here in Dubai. When I am able, I attend a Tuesday night "small group" in our neighborhood. It is a focus group comprised of other adults in the area who wish to study the bible and its teachings. We come together every Tuesday night from 7:30-10:30pm in someone's home and dig deep into The Word. It's an amazing experience... and I've met some pretty outstanding people by doing it.
We decided to go out on a Friday afternoon after church (our weekends in Dubai are Friday and Saturdays.... Sunday is the first day of the work week) to the desert with our entire families. It was SO MUCH FUN! We flew kites, played in the sand, spotted wild camels, built a fire, ate some amazing food (South Africans can really BBQ well!), and shared fellowship. Just the way it should be:)
the 4 year olds
our campfire (notice B with her hot chocolate!)
Daddy helped fly the new kite from Nana. The kids loved it and it was an awesome flyer (we've had some duds....)
Roasting marshmellows. We are the only Americans in this group so we introduced s'mores to everyone. They had never heard of or tasted them before. Total hit.
My baby and me.
What our campsite looked like.
The place we went was new to us... we usually go to a different location to BBQ. It was much more remote and desolate. We even saw a heard of camels.
This is Sandra, who hosts/leads the study group. She is from Zimbabwe (South Africa). We have such a diverse group - UK, Sweden, Africa, USA, Australia.... I feel SO BLESSED to be learning about the same God with people from all over the world. Truly an inspiration to hear everyone's stories.
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What a beautiful experience!!!! Wonderful to be surrounded by great people ;). And how lucky is B to have all those fun 4 year old girls around ;)
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