Caroling for Christmas
3:16 PM
"We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We Wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New year." Our carolers sang with enthusiasm! Wait, you might be thinking, but that's in English! Yes, it is :) It might have been the only carol we sang in English, but we sang it just the same! Last Saturday, we took our teenagers Christmas Caroling around the neighborhood of our church. We stopped at several elder members homes, as well as the local Police Station.
At our first stop, pictured above, Miguel was SO excited we were coming that he begged Daniel to bring the piano so he could hear all the music together. He loved having us come sing, and said it was the first time in 65 years that he'd heard of someone caroling. He thanked us for bringing the tradition back! We were more than happy to! One of the culture differences here, is that, at almost every home, the people invited us inside and insisted of giving us something to drink and sometimes a snack! By the time we were finished, we were full! Another odd thing for me this year, was that it was hot and humid outside! I don't ever remember sweating while Christmas caroling, but this time- we did! We were hot, and grateful for the pop and drinks our kind members offered us.
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| This is at another member's home. As you can tell, many of us had drinks in hand because of their gracious hospitality! |
This is Hermana Alison's home. She has just had a recent battle in cancer. She was thrilled to see the teenagers singing to her. I think the kids liked it too!
Our last stop, was the police station. Our preacher suggested we go honor the police officers with songs, and thank them for the job they do. We had a great meeting with them. The next day, one of the girls who was at the police station with her mom came to church and got saved! We're excited about the other opportunities God will open as we develop a relationship with them.
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It looks like fun! I am glad you were able to bring the tradition back. :) It wasn't hot here when we caroled, but surprisingly, it was warm. Anna was probably too warm in the jacket I put her in!
ReplyDeleteawe :) You should see how the Peruvians bundle up their babies ALL the time. It's crazy!!! :)
DeleteAww! What an awesome first experience for your teen group. I'm sure every place you went to will remember it to. And I agree, it would be weird to sing Christmas carols in hot humid weather, but I guess your side of the world would think it strange to have Christmas with snow on the ground. :-)
ReplyDeleteHaha! I didn't think they would think it would be strange to have snow... but considering that for many of them on Christmas Day they go to the beach- I'm sure they'd hate it! :)
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