About 12:30 the older teens at Sagrada Familia opened their gifts. After attending the church service, they stopped by the downtown plaza to see what the action was. Then, they were off to Norky's for a chicken dinner before heading for home. Not finding transportation at 1:30 a.m. after their visit to Sag. Fam.,Padre and Vicki walked about a third of the way home before they stopped a taxi. The roads were really deserted and even the barking dogs had gone to bed!

Peruvian Traditions

Midnight Christmas Eve- a special time for fireworks in Peru. On every street, no matter how humble, most of the neighbors will be setting off fireworks. Some sound like popguns. Some sound like cannons! Occasionally someone will set off a few pretty Roman candles. We stood by Papa Noel in front of Freddy's house and watched the display.

Christmas Eve

After Padre Ron and Vicki attended the Christmas Eve Mass, they celebrated with the Casas kids. About 9:30 p.m. the housemothers began to fix the Paneton and the hot chocolate. Piping hot, steaming, and well laced with cinnamon, it was a hit and judged by the kids as "PERFECT!" At 10:15p.m. the San Jose children opened their gifts. What fun!

Papa Noel Is Coming!!

Boy! Are we excited! It's getting close!

Plans For the Future

Many thanks to our friends from Christ Church Plano for their visit to help us plan for the future. This year we have six kids that will move up to Sagrada Familia. They are: Maricruz,Waldir,Hermelinda,Xavier,Adda Margooth,and Miguel Angel. However, we are out of room in our cabanas! So, as a stop-gap measure, we are considering joining the two cabanas together. We can squeeze two bedrooms in and that will give us just enough space to get through till next year.