Hola! I know it has been a long time since I posted anything. I had to move over to another location to get sufficient internet. We had an awesome Christmas this year. We had so much local support that wanted to help so we had four different Christmas parties for the kids. All of them had hot chocolate and paneton (fruit bread). They also received a lot of great presents. We had some volunteers come from the U.S. that brought money with them to buy enough specific gifts for each kid.
We had a great time buying the gifts in Trujillo. We took a house mom with us who knew all the kids clothes and shoe sizes. We also had a list of requests from the kids themselves. It took all day, 8 AM - 10 PM, but we got every kid some gifts. The house mom Gina was like a kid in a candy store when we got to a clothes store. She had so much fun picking out outfits for all her kids. Aaron, Emma and Thomas wrapped all the gifts the next day, which was another full day of work.
The actual Christmas party started at the regular Peruvian hour. That regular hour I found out is 12AM Christmas eve night/Christmas morning. We had a huge turkey feast provided by a local Peruvian. Then we opened all the presents that were bought by Aaron, Emma, and Thomas. I apologize for not having pictures of all that. My mom was taking the pictures on her camera and when they were getting ready to go I went to get the pictures off of her card and realized that her card was a different size than what I could put in my computer and we didn't have any of the cables.
The New Year's celebration was similar as well. Except no hot chocolate. We did not burn a big straw doll this year, but we did shoot off some fire works. They have a version of snaps, you know the things you throw on the ground and they go 'pop'. Except that their version is home made dynamite that blows up when you throw it. They are louder than a gun shot when they explode. So...carrying and throwing those things is quite nerve racking...and awesome.
Joel headlining for his grade at the school celebration
Mom passing out some traditional yellow lays(spelling) for the New Years celebration
Kids with the local bank that hosted one of their Chocolotadas.
6 comments:
Hey I am glad everything went so wonderfully for the kids this Christmas and New Years! That is awesome that you got so much local support! God sure is faithful! Thanks for the photos! Appreciate it! I feel like the kids have grown up so much just since I left!
So happy to see you are back on line and you and the kids are havihg a lot of fun; plus its wonderful to hear about all the outside support you are receiving.
Happy New Year (It's cold here)
Mom and dad have shared so much with us about their trip to see you! It sounds like you all had a busy and great time celebrating Christmas with the kids and bringing in the New Year!
Love you!
Yea! I'm glad the internet is semi-working and that Christmas and New Year's Eve was a blast! I will see if I can help mom get those pics to you :)
God is so amazing! I know everyone was worried about how Christmas would happen this year. God is faithful for sure! Thanks for the update! Sounds like an amazing time!I always loved those little pop things on 4th of July...not so sure I would be a huge fan of that version though. lol
What great experiences for all of you. We continue to keep you in our prayers.
Jackie Davis
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