A very happy 2023

Dear Friends,

We share this picture of the scene we look out on from our home, and have done so now for some 14 years, since we retired in 2008.

With it, we wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2023, trusting in the midst of all the failures of men’s hopes and ambitions, you will know the joy and peace of these words.

“‭The eternal‭ God‭ ‭is thy‭ refuge‭, and underneath ‭are‭ the everlasting‭ arms‭: and he shall thrust out‭‭ the enemy‭‭ from before‭ thee; and shall say‭‭, Destroy‭‭ ‭them‭.‭ ‭Israel‭ then shall dwell‭‭ in safety‭ alone‭: the fountain‭ of Jacob‭ ‭shall be‭ upon a land‭ of corn‭ and wine‭; also his heavens‭ shall drop down‭‭ dew‭.‭ ‭Happy‭ ‭art‭ thou, O Israel‭: who ‭is‭ like unto thee, O people‭ saved‭‭ by the LORD‭, the shield‭ of thy help‭, and who ‭is‭ the sword‭ of thy excellency‭! and thine enemies‭‭ shall be found liars‭‭ unto thee; and thou shalt tread‭‭ upon their high places‭,” Deuteronomy 33:27-29.

Sincerest love to all,

Ann & Ivan