Isaiah 9:6 ,7 "for to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and for ever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this."

I have noticed here in my own country that we are hearing "Merry Christmas" more than just happy holidays. What a joyous time this is for us all as we realize what it says in Galatians 4:4 "but when the time had fully come, God sent his son, born of a woman, born under law."

The pastor in of the local church in California that we attend (when we are here) has been speaking about what the situation was like when Christ came into this world. What a barbaric place and time it was when the Son of Man came!

I have been reading through Romans and have been rejoicing in this righteousness that has now come to us through faith in Christ. Like Paul, we too must be ready to preach the gospel, the good news, where-ever the Lord might be leading.

This past year has been a very busy one for my wife and I. It does seem that things are speeding up especially now that we are coming closer to the second coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This past year I've had meetings in Brazil, my wife and I have been twice in Europe, as well as I was twice in India. Also a special trip had to be taken to the Philippines where interesting things are developing.

I personally want to thank all of you for your prayers for Anneli and me as well as your financial giving to make it all possible. As we come to the end of 2007 I could not help but think of how seven is a number of completion and starting 2008 we are starting out in a whole new adventure.

Just in the first quarter of this new year Anneli and I will be in India, Germany and the Scandinavian countries. I will be making a trip the end of March and the beginning of April to Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. Later on in the year Anneli and I will be back in Europe and there's a possibility of a trip to Nepal. So you can see that things are moving quite fast.

This will be my last weekly letter for this year and will not put out another one until the last week of January 2008. I have enjoyed writing these letters and have received much encouragement from many of you regarding them. However, they do take time and with all the traveling for ministry and all the other things that are entailed with researching and writing these weeklies does take their toll.

It would be good to hear from you regarding these weekly letters. I put my weekly letter onto my blog (www.xanga.com/frndietz) where you can write a comment. I am always interested in knowing what you are thinking, etc.

Some of you have inquired about supporting us financially and at the end of this letter you can send in donations in my name in one of our OM offices listed below.

Anneli and I want to take this opportunity to wish all of you

                                A very, very Merry Christmas.
                                    Jesus is coming soon!

Every blessing,

Frank and Anneli Dietz