Christmas in Honduras

We had an amazing time celebrating Christmas with the kids in the project. Seeing all the kids gathered near Pappy Pinto, sitting at his feet, listening to him tell them the Christmas story and all about the birth of Jesus was so special. And there was also something special about seeing all the kids gathered around the tree, looking for that special gift that had their name on it. Especially knowing that without Project Manuelito there would be no Christmas celebration for them and it would be just another lonely day. And my heart melted even more when our kids decided that they wanted to put their Christmas money together to buy the boys at the transition house their favorite game for their playstation...to replace the one that was stolen. On Christmas morning Jacob posted on facebook about Christmas not being about gifts, money or even family but about Jesus. I figured that this was stirred in his heart partly because of being away from family this year...and while it is true that it has been so hard not being home for Christmas he told me it was because of the kids in the project. We are learning so much from them! Some of them have connections with someone in their family still and they spend a few days with them for the holidays but there are some who do not have any family to go visit. And when we thought they would be stricken with sadness, they were quick to tell us that Manuelito is their family. Christmas was definitely different this year but there were some priceless golden nuggets that we found from celebrating Christmas in Honduras. God is so good! Now, as soon as I find our camera charger, I'll post pictures.  :)