Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Kunkel family!  Big love and thanks to each of you who make it possible for us to be here in Guatemala serving the least of these.  Here are a few pics of some of our Christmas Celebrations over the past week or so:

Love Guatemala Staff Christmas Party

 Carlos opening his white elephant gift exchange

 

Some of the "Jovenes" teenagers enjoying their white elephant gifts.  It was fun teaching them about the white elephant gift exchange!

 

Jennifer and Antoinetta 

 

At a posada which is a ceremony where they bring statues of Mary and Joseph and they sing and ask if there is room for them to stay and they say there is no room and then finally let them in.  It is interesting!

Ben & Jose

 

Making gingerbread houses with the kids.

 

Celebrating Christmas on Christmas Eve with our Spanish Teacher Julio and his family.

 

Alejandra bringing us the goods :)

 

Patty our friend who helps us with the kids regularly.  She came over to help us with gingerbread houses.

 

Self portrait :)

 

Julio and his Dad

 

A little video of our experience watching the fireworks at Midnight on Christmas Eve.  This video doesn't do it justice they go crazy with the fireworks!

 

 

Some pics of our family time Christmas morning opening gifts.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Guatemala!

Love, The Kunkels