We had a
nice Christmas service and there were over 300 people in attendance. We
had a wonderful time of worship, a presentation from some of the kids in the
church, in which Camilly and Alyssa were participants (click here to see video), and a great Christmas message. Then
some of the members of the church performed a Christmas play about the birth of
Jesus. The actors did a great job and the play really held the attention
of all the people at the church. Once again
this year the men of the church purchased a cow and with the help of the
members of the church we had the opportunity to serve dinner to everyone that
was at the church service. There was so much food and no one went home
hungry.
We also had a Christmas party with the leaders of the church at our house. We had a really nice time of fellowship. This is a really good group of people who love the Lord and love to have fun with one another. It is nice to get together to share a meal, laugh, and fellowship. We are thankful that the Lord has placed so many people into our lives. We also had a Christmas celebration with our home group. Everyone brought some food and pop and we ate together. If you are ever in the neighborhood, please stop by, our home group meets every Thursday nights and we think that you will like all the people that attend.
The other day, Elba started the home group and I had not arrived. When I arrived, Elba was doing and ice breaker game and everyone was talking about fruit and why they liked the fruit. The question came to me and I said that I like mangoes because they are sweet and really good. Everyone started laughing and I just scratched my head trying to figure out why they were laughing. I later found out that the question was “what fruit best describes you as a person and why?” Unfortunately, my answer went like “I like mango because I am very sweet and really hot”. Portuguese! Unfortunately, this is probably not going in God’s file that says “A fool for Christ”, I think it will just remain under “fool”.
Camilly
and Alyssa enjoyed their Christmas immensely. They received some clothes
which is always a big hit for them, however, the surprise came when they opened
one of their presents and found roller skates. They were overjoyed and so
excited. Camilly said that she was dreaming about getting a pair of
roller skates. We were so happy that they liked them and that we could
help be a part of fulfilling just one of the many dreams that they have.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers for spiritual,
physical, and emotional health. Love and blessings, Steve, Elba, Camilly
and Alyssa
Love and
blessings, Steve, Elba, Camilly and Alyssa
