This last month has been a busy one. We continue to take care of the 33 kids at the daycare and attend to visiting groups that come down to help. And lets not forget about our Christmas Celebration! The details are below:

Last month a group came down from The Sound of His Voice in Visalia California. They ventured down for the weekend and were a blessing to Open Arms and the community of La Mision. TSHV started off their trip by having a childrens program at the daycare, teaching the kids about the Holy Spirit. They also held a Bible study for the parents of the daycare as well as the members of our Men’s and Women’s Bible studies. This study, which was also centered on the topic of the Holy Spirit, led to a large event/ outreach at the end of the weekend. Over 100 people came to the event, which consisted of a carnival for the kids and their families and a special service where many people received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Additionally, a  group from UCSD’s Mexico Ministry brought down a group of 30 students from the international house at the University.  They began priming the outside of the new building and played soccer with the kids of the community.

Furthermore, we had the amazing opportunity to celebrate the birth of Jesus with our kids and their families. Every year we have a Christmas celebration with the families of the kids here at the daycare and every year the celebration get more exciting. This year we were able to hold our celebration in the new building on the new lots. It was amazing! The kids and their families where blessed spiritually and monetarily.  Our celebration consisted of dramas, a modern one as well as the classic story of Mary, Joseph and the little baby Jesus. We also had dances, where the kids dressed up and preformed dances to Christmas songs. Additionally, we had an opportunity for children as well as parents to come forward and give thanks to God for His blessings.  The celebration also had a special time where a message was shared about the birth of our King and what that means for us. Finally the night ended with food and the opening of gifts.

OH! Lets not forget our special guest, that’s right our celebration also boasted the presence of a real baby cow! Because no  OA Christmas celebration could be complete with out one!

We want to say THANK YOU to every church and individual that made this Christmas special for these children and families. GRACIAS!

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