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Merry Christmas IV

 Posted by: Ed   in News

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Well I’m on my fourth christmas. We woke up had bread and tea and gave presents to all 200 kids here on base.

This girl was more interested in her christmas Fanta than her new turtle

This girl was more interested in her christmas Fanta than her new turtle

A Merry Christmas at the Boy's Dorms

A Merry Christmas at the Boy's Dorms

After that they all came to the church building where we put on a nativity play. Let me sum up the awesomeness with this still from a video:
Mary and Joseph on the way to Bethlehem

Mary and Joseph on the way to Bethlehem

After the nativity we had lunch with our kids- chicken, rice, salad and fanta. Then we served lunch to 2000 people from the village. Two-thousand is a lot. Here’s a few pictures of how we did it:
The crowd gathered at our front gate and we let a several in at a time to go wait in the church

The crowd gathered at our front gate and we let a several in at a time to go wait in the church

There's two groups in the church the mass in the back and a small group of about 40 waiting to get in line at the kitchen

There's two groups in the church the mass in the back and a small group of about 40 waiting to get in line at the kitchen

Here's Paulo leading a train of kids, ten or twenty at a time, up to eat

Paulo is leading a train of kids, ten or twenty at a time, up to eat

People wait in line to be served at the kitchen

People wait in line to be served at the kitchen

Everyone gets a Fanta or a Coke at the Door

Everyone gets a Fanta or a Coke at the Door

Village kids enjoying their chicken, rice and salad

Village kids enjoying their chicken, rice and salad

Everyone gets a gift as they leave

Everyone gets a gift as they leave

Everyone ate and everyone got a gift. We went through more than 2300 fantas and cokes at one per person. Many were blessed and we were blessed bless them.

For more christmas pictures from today have a look at my friend Nikki-the-sound-engineer’s Africa blog.

Love Ya, Hope your Christmas is awesome too!

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6 comments so far

Amy Ward
 
 1 

Wow Ed! that is so awesome that so many people were there to celebrate!!
I am so glad you had so many wonderful Christmases (how would you spell that? he he) Seeing the joy on so many faces blesses me here at home! Thank You for the pictures!!! Have a wonderful day!!

December 25th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Sue Churchill
 
 2 

very, very cool. I think I saw duct tape in a picture!!! Thank you Ed, really makes me want to go…..to Mosambque (sp?) Guess I will have to learn to spell it!

December 27th, 2008 at 12:21 am
BOB
 
 3 

MJ says thank you for “a gift impossible to wrap”. We collect them each Christmas. Your description and pictures of Mozambique are keepers! Con Amore, Grandpa Bob and Grandma MJ.

December 27th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Nicole
 
 4 

Hey! You are holding my LuLu! I miss Lulu =(

January 15th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Auntie Ann
 
 5 

Graham Cracker houses were just not the same without you. We had a great time but seriously you were very missed.
We’ll have our own house time when you return!!

January 17th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Ed
 
 6 

@Auntie Ann: Awe! Pam sent me pictures of her house. I missed being there. It would be amazing to be able to do something like that here…

January 17th, 2009 at 9:36 pm

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