Christmas for the Kids

Outside my window in Rimac

I had the incredible opportunity to spend this past week in a different district- Rimac, and travel to different locations to help give Christmas and the gospel to impoverished kids.

Peruvian Pastors from many different churches and districts host Christmas parties for very poor needy kids with this program I got to participate with.

They give them a wonderful Christmas party, Peruvian style. Each location was so great, complete with clowns, fake snow, a hot meal, hot chocolate, Panaton (the traditional Christmas fruit cake), a nice present and also songs and stories about the true meaning of Christmas, and the gospel. The kids were loved and fed in many different ways.

Again, I was so blessed this week by the body of Christ here in Peru.
I was hosted by an amazing family from Rimac, who although they don't have much themselves were incredible hosts in whom the love of Jesus just shone through.


Here are some pictures from the different parties this week


Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." -Matthew 19:14

sweet brothers in Surquillo

the first couple kids arriving

Fun, fun, fun

Dulce, the clown! So fun!

<3

What a handsome little fellow

A little scared of the clowns

Fascinated by the clown

Eyes, and hair.

Have you ever seen so much cuteness?

look at those eyes

The kids loved their "globos"balloon animals, that Clown Debbie made

Beauty

My little buddy.

So happy to get a little gift

precious

Love this little guy

Worship... peruvian style

In Peru, there is lots of dancing, singing, microphones, and noise. They know how to parttttty!

So cute

This little guy loved the camera

they don't believe me when i tell them my hair is natural

Ancon party (my district)

joy!

Precious

Look at that cute chubby-ness

I cant get enough of these precious kiddos

getting sleepy...

and..... OUT!

Toma un photo!!!