Well, welcome, everybody. This is Christmas Eve Eve and Simon Gilbo. We're inspired, except for it's not really going to be inspired, as in we're not going to have a full podcast at all. We're just going to have a few minutes. And this is a chance for me to say a massive thank you for journeying with us. We've got several dozen podcasts under our belt.

It's been a fantastic journey. I have loved it. I've loved it. Getting messages from all continents,

expressing joy and challenge and the fact that I think it is hitting the spot in terms of

us calling it inspired, just stirring faith, challenging,

getting people to tell their story and warm our hearts in what has been a pretty challenging

and depressing year on many levels, hasn't it? So thank you for journey with us. We've already

lined up a number of superb guests in the coming weeks,

and so we look forward to next year. But I hope that 2021 closes out well for you. I hope I wish

you a very happy Christmas with loved ones. I think to Burundi, I've had about 20 Christmases

in Burundi, and a lot of them were the best of my lives.

The best ones ever were always when we took several hundred street kids to the beach.

We did that for about four or five years in a row, and it was a fabulous experience.

I got some clothes from a UN friend that we were able to clothe these street kids with fresh clothes,

and they could walk alongside the rich kids

on the beach for that one day and eat well and then all jump in and have a swim in the lake.

And then the sad thing was after each Christmas was taking those kids back and dumping them

on the streets that sort of broke my heart year by year. But it was a it was it was

there were precious times and what I love and what I'll enjoy most in two days time on Christmas

day is the knowledge that through many of you and if you it's not too late to join by the way

is that we put out two appeals this this Christmas and in the build to Christmas. And one was for Francine and her seven children,

and living in the most ramshackle hut that I was out with just last month.

And we were going to build her a house for £1,100 or $1,500,

...