THE REVOLVING DOOR OF BLESSINGS

Just as soon as the Shongs left, we called them to come back! We sure enjoyed the week that they spent here and it went all to fast. The blessed us richly and yesterday Hector and Stephanie, along with thier daughter Samantha and another friend Gracie loaded up three cars with clothes and hundreds of gifts for the children in the colonia. They arrived late in the afternoon on Sat from Houston where they attend Lakewood Church. They came here last month on a two day outreach that has changed thier lives. God has placed a new passion in thier hearts to touch the lives of those less fortunate. Paula brought them over to Mexico late yesterday where they dropped off the clothes they brought and decorated Agua Viva Curch. We were soon out of daylight so we grabbed a bite to eat and came home. Today we filled the van with all the toys and gave them all out starting at the end of the colonia and working our way back towards our house. Hundreds of children were blessed today as well as all of us playing Santa Clause. A convoy of over 40 jeeps from a club in Reynosa made quite a site rolling thru the colonia. They had a truck full of gifts also and soon rolled out of site as they headed to the east. The people from the colonia soon came walking in the direction of the convoy but returned sometime later empty handed, unable to catch the gift convoy. Yesterday a truck filled with Christmas trees brought smiles to the children as the families that got a free tree decorated them in a matter of minutes. Ahh Christmas in the colonia, not quite the hustle and bustle they get caught up in in the U.S. All 400 shoe boxes are wrapped that were given to us and ready to be delivered to all the children. Our friends left after we ate a late lunch back at our house and we are sure we'll see them again, they sure blessed a lot of people here, including us. Paula has a few days of an empty house until the house is filled on Christmas with the Kincaid family and four other missionaries coming for Christmas dinner. We still haven't finished building our house in the colonia, but we'll get it done someday, no rafters or roof yet! Bessings to all who endure my long letters.