This year we decided to have some different events to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour. We started off December with an all-church decorating party to get our little building looking spiffy for the activities. "All church" turned into the pastor and his wife, Felipe and his wife and a bunch of kids. We were pleased that one of the families that had stopped coming showed up to help decorate and hasn't missed a church service yet!
The next activity was a piano and violin concert on a Sunday night. Our neighborhood is mostly made up of working class people who don't take too much interest in "cultural" events so it was good to see the church was full and even a new family came. Those doing the concert explained to the people about the different composers and compositions, turning it into a learning experience as well.
Our last event was a traditional Christmas service with plays and poems from the children and a brief Scripture meditation on John 3:16. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son..." Indeed the true meaning of Christmas! The kids did a great job and we had a full house.
So now I'm in Florida enjoying a couple weeks of sun and fun with my family. Soon I'll be back with my Mexican family to continue into 2009 "attempting great things FOR God and expecting great things FROM God." I'll finish with a fun picture of my parent's neighbor's...Christmas pig!
