Joint Heirs With Jesus

December has been very blessed with a busy month here at Pan de Vida!  Ira and I were orientated with our first official team from Samaritan's Purse.  It was a youth team of 16  from Ontario's Brampton Christian Academy and 4 adults as leaders. Their primary project was to lay the patio pavers  outside the new addition to the school.  These youth were definitely troopers at pitching in to get the work done.  The area was dug out and then the team leveled and laid the bricks.  Not only were they able to get that finished, they did odd and end jobs of cleaning , pouring concrete in needed areas and even did the finishing touches of the paint job on the visitors dorm.  We also had 3 eye clinics in nearby colonies.  The list is endless and the joy that they displayed in doing the work ministered to each of us here. 

Each morning started with prayer and devotion and the evenings ended in testimonies and prayer plus some fun time with games.  We really enjoyed having them here and are excited to see what God will do in their lives from this experience.

The team left the 22nd and immediately we were into the preparation for Christmas.  Of course we had a wonderful meal on Christmas Eve followed by great entertainment from the children.  The young, medium and older kids each did a performance.  The new youth Group, The Levi, had an amazing production with props included.  A lot of hard work went into the program and it testified to the unity they have as a group.

We would like to say congratulations to Jeremy and Ana on the arrival of their son Benjamin.  They have been here a little over a month and will return to Aguascalientes after the New Year.  Please follow Jeremy's blog www.xanga.com/childrenofhope because that is where you will get all the Mom and Dad brag photos.  I have to say...he is a sweetie for sure!!

We also have our daughter here visiting for the holidays and are very excited about that.  Plus other family members of the volunteers have been here as well.  It has made our first Christmas here at Pan de Vida a memorable and meaningful one.