Today in the town of David

a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:11

Sorry about the delay in updating the blog but we have been a very busy family. A very busy, yet very blessed, family. We have had many visitors from far and wide come to meet and greet our little guy. From my parents in Orlando to my brother and his family from Wisonsin to Alycia's parents from Houston to others from around the region.

Of course the kiddo is keeping us busy and very tired at the same time. He has this built in alarm clock that is waking him up around 5a.m. We have tried to fix this but there is no way of actually fixing it. This means mommy and the kiddo are now wide awake at 5a.m. Around 6a.m. I am then awoken to assist in getting the kiddo ready for his day after being fed by his mommy. When I say he is awake I mean he is awake. He is up kicking around, flailing his arms while making little noises, laughing up a little storm with the most contagious little smile. It is a time that we would not miss for anything since his personality is very evident during these times.

As a family we are preparing for the mission field to Nigeria possibly in 2008! This means that we have tons to do before we depart. First, is to get ourselves ready, along with our little guy Caden.

At this time we are looking for people to join the Abts-tra Network in prayer. As we prepare ourselves to work for and with the Lord in Africa we know He has many more blessings to heap upon us. So please pray for us as a family as we prepare for the field. Also pray that our Network of prayer supporters will continue to grow as our time draws near.

We have also received our account # from SIM so we can officially start our fund raising for our future mission in Nigeria. We ask you to pray consistently for our ministry. Also, would you prayerfully consider joining our network? If interested in joining our Network as a financial supporter (either a monthly donation or through a 1 time lump sum) please

click here . Click on the link for giving found on the left of the page and reference our STA# 12049.

From the Abts Family and the Abts-tra Network we wish you and your family a very Blessed Christmas.