Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada [not to be confused with the American one which is celebrated at the end of November] and we are truly thankful for all that we have been given by Jesus Christ, Who together with the Most Holy Theotokos and all the Saints, watch over us, guide and protect us, unworthy though we often are. We had a nice visit from some Ethiopians which reminded us of the large crowd of Ethiopians who visited us in early June. What I especially liked was having the children surround me, trying to touch my beard or to give me a hug. We also received a kind and touching letter from Mikhail and Ekaterina from Moscow who visited us on 26 August of this year and, if you make a search, you can read about it on the 26 August dairy. I will try to have their letter added to this entry.