Our grandson baby dedication

My Daughter Gina and family goes to CC Pomona Valley with pastor Joe Tata. We as family went to the service as I was going to dedicate our grandson Jedidiah. And sweet part of the service is the point that Joe still leads worship...anointed and awesome!!

Joe had me pray after he shared about dedicating our children to the Lord

We had a blessed Sunday and good fellowship with the saints there!

Going to church at CC Chino Hills

Today was our first day back to home church, CC Chino Hills. It's was very hard going there as we parked the car and from the moment we walked up we began to meet people we know and they welcomed us back home to the USA! I finally had to say we must go in as I don't want to miss out on worship!!

We got to experience the Tent meeting as the sanctuary building is being renovated and the services are in a large tent on the church property.

What was amazing about our first service back in CC Chino Hills was they had guest worship and the brother' name is David Jeremiah and he was the brother that came with us on my first mission outreach to Siegen...I thought that was pretty cool.

Now we have so many appointments with many brothers and sisters that want to catch up and want to find out what we are going to do next...well, so do I ??? I want to know what the Lord has but we are just faithfully waiting to see!

Back to Sunny California

We once again got on to an airplane and with few hours of sleep made our way back to warm weather 

Pittsburgh had little bit of snow the last days there...the coldness is different than Germany, maybe it's a dryer-cold with a little breeze? 

But we with our grandsons in Pittsburgh went to a Christmas light show with music that you drive through in your car, it's a new tradition we have, and the kids loved it!

We then hung Christmas lights at home which the kids loved too!

Then, when coming back to SoCal we went with all our other grandkids even the older ones as the helped with their little cousins to walk them through the neighborhood looking at all the different homes that were decorated so nice!

Here is Opa with Nico, he was so happy that I was there with him to enjoy this Christmas time with him! Notice how creative the SoCal people are, they maded from a desert Tumbleweeds a snowman...that's how we do it out here!!

Washington DC tourists

Well, I finally made it to our Capital...to think of the powers at work here...there are the righteous fighting against the unrighteous, the influences are definitely working as you can see it all around here and in every country we have been too!

America-Egypt? What are these ancient pagan system doing here and why do we as Christians see things as the unrighteous see things...they call this pagan obelisk the Washington monument...I as a Christian do not see this as my monument for our first president but as a pagan object of worship that the LORD has forbidden!

Now, here is our Capital building where the righteous are to bring moral laws to our nation but here too are the ungodly who also battle for their causes!

What was refreshing was there is a new museum in the city...a rich American businessman built a Bible museum which gives the history of the bible but most interesting the effects of the bible in America!

Super Cool and very educational!!

Our Tour of American History

Martha and I have had so many years in Germany to visit many European cities and to see their capitals and learn much about the history of those nations visited but never had a chance to see our own!

While we were visiting James and Jenell in Pittsburgh we decided to drive to Washington DC and see American historical sights, on the way we stop to visit the sight of America' Civil War battle sight where the Union North verse the Confederate South...here a pic of the battlefield where on the first day over 15,000 men died

Much history here even with the church during that time as the local Lutheran church became a hospital for the wounded 

We went to the cemetery where Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettsburg speech 

Amazing history here for America, it was the forging of America morals to be set...much needed in every country!

Martha with Jenell and her door's...Martha loves doors!

Back home to the California fires

Today we are still in Pittsburgh but will return to SoCal on Saturday but as you have seen on the News there are uncontrollable fires going on, we have our son in law and nephew battling these fires!

We have been in contact with our daughter Rachelle who's has been dealing our grandson Nico but now has her husband on the front lines in very dangerous conditions...he contacted her and told her he and his crew fought the fire for 40 hours straight and were completely wipe out, so tire and then had to sleep outside in the hills with temperatures at night that dropped to almost freezing points!

We got some pics of Robert in action here;

We ask if you would please pray for Robert's safety and my nephew Hugo too as they continue to battle the fire and are on mandatory stay as Robert is on his 5th day fighting and can stay mandatorily for 14 days before allowed to go home for rest.

Thanks for your prayers!

Now I know I'm home!!!

Now, don't get me wrong here, I love German food but there is nothing like your own foods you grew up with in your culture...here is my breakfast 

We have bacon, beans and eggs with hot chili salsa on top with some toast!

Then, for lunch I had a wonderful meal...look at this

Tacos de pastor, a marinated pork meat with fresh onions and cilantro with a choice of red or green salsa!! Delicious!!!

For dinner I had a wonderful meal from a local Mexican imbis 

 A giant burrito filled with carne-asada, beef steak chopped up with beans, Mexican style rice, cheese , large green chili and of course salsa!!

This is how I know I'm home...I can taste I'm home!! Man, writing this has made my mouth water!

Edmund