AND WE'RE OFF

  Tomorrow morning Paula, China and I head to Monterrey to catch a flight to the state of Chiapas Mexico. Phil and Marianne Chain are already there putting the final touches on 4 events we'll be having next week. Over 1200 toys have been purchased,  soccer balls, dolls, toy trucks, candy and lots of other stuff. 
  Our Thanksgiving in Illinois was great.  Family, friends and partners in ministry. We were able to attend Moraine Valley Church twice while we were there which is so great to see everyone. Moraine is using they're Thanksgiving offering to support Melodys Orphanage. We also visited a few churches in Chicago who feed the homeless people there. 
  Once we arrived back home, Ricky arrived with his rented 27foot truck from Alabama full of backpacks and shoe box gifts for over 2000 kids. We unloaded it into our warehouse and got most of it across the border last week. He has 40 people coming the days after Christmas to give out all the gifts in Mexico 🇲🇽. 
   Our Sunday School Class had our annual Christmas Party last Saturday and they also chose Melodys Orphanage for their Christmas offering. Paula and I took all the cards to the Orphanage after church Sunday. They all gathered around as Jaime read each card to the kids. The cards all had $ in them, so they went shopping the next day. They were indeed blessed by the kindness of God towards them.
   Lea had her school musical the other day, and we were able to watch it live on the internet. She's so cute!
  Sooo, Have yourself a Merry little Christmas and a Happy New Year. 
   

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