We are well into Christmas and there is much celebrating going on down here. Yesterday was the Catholic Celebration of St. Mary and her immaculate conception. Many, many people celebrated with candy and fireworks. The kind that last all day and long into the night. They also went door to door asking for candy like we do in the states during the Halloween season. Not real sure how it is all connected to St. Mary but none the less it is a celebration.
Many people are also decorating for the Christmas season. We have seen houses with Christmas lights and trees set up. Our neighbors have really gone all out in the decorating. Their whole house is lit at night.
We as a family have had a wonderful time with another North American group that is down here for the week. We have been ministering with them in La Paz Centro and working closely with the children. We have all made a few new friends in La Paz and look forward to spending more time there. God has really been doing some interesting things this week with our time down here. I am anxious to see how it all turns out. I am thankful that God is making His presence known and that we are being used for His glory.
John did another sermon on Sunday last week and 10 people made a decision to know Jesus Christ as their person Lord and Savior. We were in Las Panitas, near the beach and the church was held at a fisherman's house. He served us fresh fish for lunch from his catch of the day. We all tried it and it was delicious. Of course, the fisherman serve fish down here with the head and tail still attached so we had to overlook the way the fish looked but still enjoyed the flavor of the fish very much.
The kids have been enjoying swimming at the mission house in our neighborhood. It is a good place to go and cool off.
To God be the Glory! Our prayer is that God will continue to open doors for us so we know what He wants us to do down here in ministry.
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