The Christmas Breeze

When the cooler breezes of winter hit Jamaica in December, the locals refer to it as the Christmas Breeze. The temperatures are still in the mid-70s to the mid-80s but the Christmas Breeze has us reaching for sweatshirts some mornings. I know that is hard for some to imagine who are braving negative temperatures this time of year, but it is amazing how a person's body adjusts to the environment they live in.

December is always a fun month with Christmas and all the related activities. A friend from church brought gifts for all the children one afternoon.

We hosted a Christmas dinner for the workers of the Child Development Agency and Blossom Gardens.

The staff and children sang some songs, then we had a time of worship. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

We also said some goodbyes in December. Rebecca Graber moved back to Ohio after serving 14 months at JRM. She poured herself into her work, and she is greatly missed.

A few days later, Cynthia Miller returned to North Carolina after filling in for several months. She did a great job of being thoroughly involved, even though she was here for only a short time.

Then of course, we had Christmas! We had the children dress up as characters in the Christmas story, as we read it from the Bible.

Then it was time to open gifts!

We had made a wooden play kitchen for the girls, and a train table for the boys. They were thrilled with it, and could hardly stop playing with it to eat Christmas dinner.

Thanks to a generous donor, we all went to a waterpark on Monday after Christmas. It was a full day, but everyone had a great time!

It included all the food and drinks, so we were sure to take advantage of that. :)

I recently saw a funny sight on the road. I guess this passenger was going to get where he was going no matter what happened!

Continue to pray for us! We don't just get gifts and go to waterparks all the time, even though it might appear that way.
Pray that we can do what is best for those in our care.
Pray that we could see what God is doing, and be able to partner with Him in building the Kingdom.

Thanks for being involved in what is happening in Jamaica!
Kevin

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