This morning Jenny and I went to Amanda's house to wrap presents for the kids in Nuevo El Miguerre (the church in the mountain last Sunday). Amanda is a missionary kid whose parents moved to Monterrey when she was about 15, and she ended up getting married here and stayed while her parents moved to Ecuador. She and her husband run a store (papeleria/internet cafe/gift shop), and she also works for a company downtown as a translator. Anyway, we sorted through gifts donated to Jenny and organized them for each individual child in Nuevo El Miguerre. We got a lot done in about 3 hours: we sorted the toys and clothes, wrapped all the 
gifts, and made small gift bags out of the leftover toys for the kids who aren't "fieles" (regulars) who come to the christmas celebration.
Afterwards, Jenny and I picked up a quick lunch at Burger King, then picked up Josue and his dad to drive to Rinconada for the christmas celebration. This celebration was the most peaceful and laid back of all of them; I guess because the room was really big and there were only about 50 kids. Oh, and I officially have all of the songs memorized!! And I've learned 4 other Christmas songs from Josue and Julian. They're a lot cooler than mine.
After dropping Josue and his dad off, Jenny and I went to wal-mart and, since it was only 7pm, we went downtown to see some Christmas Festivities. There was a live Nativity set up in the park, so we went to that. It was really good! There were about 4 stations with actors at each one reenacting the Christmas story. They were only "lip-singing" (sort-of, but with talking) to a pre-recorded play, but still. It was better than seeing people just stand there dressed as Mary and Joseph in a stable! We walked around some and looked at the local artisan stands and dulcerias, then got churros and watched a highschool chorus sing on a stage. It was really fun! But, it doesn't feel like Christmas yet...not when it's 80 degrees at night.
I'm listening to one of Hillsong United's cds, "United We Stand," but it's in spanish! So, therefore the cd's name is "Unidos Permanecemos." Jenny has it and I was able to put it on my computer and listen to it. I'm so glad I'll be able to listen to this cd in the future and remember this trip.
gifts, and made small gift bags out of the leftover toys for the kids who aren't "fieles" (regulars) who come to the christmas celebration.Afterwards, Jenny and I picked up a quick lunch at Burger King, then picked up Josue and his dad to drive to Rinconada for the christmas celebration. This celebration was the most peaceful and laid back of all of them; I guess because the room was really big and there were only about 50 kids. Oh, and I officially have all of the songs memorized!! And I've learned 4 other Christmas songs from Josue and Julian. They're a lot cooler than mine.
After dropping Josue and his dad off, Jenny and I went to wal-mart and, since it was only 7pm, we went downtown to see some Christmas Festivities. There was a live Nativity set up in the park, so we went to that. It was really good! There were about 4 stations with actors at each one reenacting the Christmas story. They were only "lip-singing" (sort-of, but with talking) to a pre-recorded play, but still. It was better than seeing people just stand there dressed as Mary and Joseph in a stable! We walked around some and looked at the local artisan stands and dulcerias, then got churros and watched a highschool chorus sing on a stage. It was really fun! But, it doesn't feel like Christmas yet...not when it's 80 degrees at night.I'm listening to one of Hillsong United's cds, "United We Stand," but it's in spanish! So, therefore the cd's name is "Unidos Permanecemos." Jenny has it and I was able to put it on my computer and listen to it. I'm so glad I'll be able to listen to this cd in the future and remember this trip.
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Countin'the days til you get home! It hasn't been very cold here either, so you're not missing a Christmas feeling here! It's colder today, though. The whole family checks your blog everyday and we miss you! Love, Mom
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