At the end of November, our church had a Christmas party for the church kids, the neighborhood kids, and the sponsored kids. The ministry that "took over" our church is Living Waters Adopt-a-Child, and they have about 10 children sponsored here in Chichicastenango so far.
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| Veronica and I blew up many balloons in preparation for the party. |
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| The church kids danced to "Jesus is my super-hero." |
Then, at the beginning of December, Mayli, one of the girls who has been dancing with me since she was about 7 years old, celebrated her Quinceañera. This is a 15th birthday party that almost all girls have in Latin America celebrating their change from childhood to womanhood. All the church members and all their family and friends were invited.
Then, as we were driving into town to go shopping on Wednesday morning, we encountered a fun Christmas tuk-tuk parade going by!
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| A post from our local Facebook news site |