Nursery Nativity

As an extra Christmas gift here are some pics from the amazing nursery nativity yesterday-Jesus is visited by lots of animals-including a rabbit and a duck, 2 kings who seem to have forgotten their gifts and a host of angels!!!  The kids leaving to start school also passed through the castle door for their graduation. A beautiful evening!


Feliz Navidad!!

Parading the flag

December Drama!!!

First an update;

- ‘Copa de leche’ we have been getting 80 children everyday bringing their cups for milk and a piece of bread. The authorities have now upped our quota to 90 so we can help even more children!

Highlights;

November was great with loads happening. Some of the highlights were the Baptisms, our kids day away and of course my Birthday!

For the Baptisms we went to a country house near a lake that has amazingly been donated to the church! 3 people from our church were amongst the 50 from the big church that got baptised. Then we shared a huge picnic with everyone offering around their food-a great atmosphere in beautiful surroundings. Photos!!

On 28^th November we took the kids from Sunday school to the country for the day armed with games, songs, plenty of food and lessons on how they are amazing and filled with potential-something a lot of them don’t hear very often. It really was a special day for the kids to escape their difficult lives and enjoy fun in the sun, make new friends, laugh and even swim in the pool!! (Risk assessments don’t exist here-Phew!) Some photos and a video of them singing their hearts out!

 
 

I had a great Birthday!! Lots of people came over to celebrate with tea and cake-we even ran out of mugs. It made me feel really special and accepted. I have also LOVED the number of cards and parcels I have been receiving from my brilliant friends and family back home. I think the postman is tired out and they still keep coming. Thank you!!!

Coming up this month;

December marks the beginning of Summer so it will be a hot Christmas! It is also the end of the school year so a lot of the activities in church are winding down but we will continue with the ‘Copa de Leche’ every day.

On Wednesday the nursery kids will present their Nativity followed by the Sunday School at the end of the week. I’ll make sure the camera is fully charged!!

I’ll be spending Christmas with my Argentinian family and on the 27^th we have a conference/retreat for all the members of Latin Link in Argentina until the New Year.

On January 3^rd I will be heading to the mountains with a group of young people from church and we will spend 3 weeks visiting isolated communities, running clubs for the children and distributing clothes and other necessities to the communities. I think it’s where we’ll see real lack of opportunities and education but the surroundings look absolutely beautiful and I’m sure it will be an amazing experience!! (Although everyone keeps asking me if I like feeling hungry and going without a shower for a long time…hmmm!) Pray!

Due to popular demand, here are some more videos of the nursery kids. They LOVE round and round the garden……I now get at least 20 requests everyday to sing it to them!! Enjoy!

Thanks for reading, keep in touch and have a fantastic Christmas! 

Feliz Navidad!!! Lots of love, Jo xxx

P.S. Prayer requests;

1. We have to move out of our current house by the 20^th and it’s proving quite a challenge to find a new house to rent. It’s no problem for me as I have other options but please pray for the family.

2. Remember the lovely Sebastian? He came to me in tears yesterday as he is being sent away to live with his uncle and says he is going to miss us all lots. Please pray he will have a better life with his uncle and be cared for and settle in quickly.

3. All the Christmas Activities that everyone will have a great time and know the true meaning of Christmas!

I’ll leave you with the great verse the kids on the retreat went home with… (it’s true for you too!)

For you created my inmost being;

   you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

   your works are wonderful, I know that full well.  Psalm 139:13,14