Praise the Lord, I got my ID on Friday morning!! I'm sooooo thankful! As I've shared in the past, an ID card is needed for everything in the military world. Thank you so much for praying for me as I navigated the new system and waited for the process to run its course.

With ID card in hand, life picked up pretty quickly! This upcoming week I'll be able to take my driver's license test on Thursday morning (please pray, as there are a lot of different driving rules here and the test is very detailed and includes a lot of information). I will then be able to register the car I purchased (I got a good deal on what I think will be a nice, reliable vehicle - a 2001 Ford Focus, similar to the car I left in WI), I will also open up a local bank account and enter into a cell phone contract this week. Things are coming together! It feels really good to start settling in.

On Friday I was also issued a box at the post office. My new mailing address is:

Beth Mabry

PSC 1 Box 5398

APO AE 09009

Coming Up:

> I'm teaching at the middle school and high school youth groups this week - we've been going through the book of Luke and will be looking at the Good Samaritan parable on Tuesday night.

> Next week, we'll have Christmas parties for both groups - white elephant gift exchange and Christmas games and goodies. Fun times!

THANKS team for your prayers, support and encouragement!

Hope you're keeping warm and enjoying the start of the Christmas season.

Blessings,

Beth

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