One of our favorite updates of the year is sharing with you all about CHRISTMAS! The month of December was full of laughs, screams, and happy tears!
For us this year Christmas looked different than years past, because as we have walked in deeper relationship with the local communities we have learned not only their needs but desires. And it was so fun to be able to meet them both!
But in addition to our fun Christmas celebrations, we were able to host the BEST team! Moment Church from Walla Walla Washington, sent a team of 8 down to serve our communities and serve they did!
This team was full of life and brought so much joy to our kids, staff and teams. They came with suitcases full of gifts for our communities, but more than that they came with their arms ready to serve and hearts ready to love.
Their first day, we spent the evening at our girls home where they held babies, played soccer with the girls, painted nails, and brought Christmas activities to do. What started out as DIY ornaments, led to hilarious “face painting” with the markers. Cake pops were made by the older girls and Santa and his elf even made an appearance.
The following day was spent celebrating Christmas with our soccer teams. Coach Carlos prepared an incredible slide show for the boys to watch of their last year. Never have we seen their faces light up more than seeing their faces on the screen as they laughed about the memories shared. We ate huge pork legs, and Moment Church surprised our crew with brand new soccer balls. It was epic!
The day ended with us preparing for Christmas in the villages, which included a long assembly line filled with goodies as we wrapped nearly 2,000 gift bags filled with treats, toys and balls…
To Be Continued… Part 2 Next Week.
Photo credit: Dakota
To see more highlights head to our instagram @hellomarked and check out the highlights of the day!