Christmas!

Tonight we celebrated a great time of eating and sharing. The DTS and Leadership Formation schools had a short break in their outreach and were able to join us here in Las Margaritas de Chepo for our Christmas party.

The staff and students not only exchanged gifts, but we also got to see Jennifer and Alex's new baby girl, Lucy Eileen, who was born last Sunday.

We felt a little nostalgic, already. After only four years of working with the Wounaan in Panama Este, our group has grown, as has the scope of ministry. Alex spoke of the first YWAM meeting here, under a mango tree, with only four people. Tonight, with staff, volunteers, students and families, there was a group of twenty-eight around the table!

We are encouraged by the excitement the students showed for their outreach up until now. They have been to Rio Hondo and Platanares on the coast, and will head to an Embera village in the Comarca (reservation) on Monday.

The students will all spend the weekend here, helping with two churches' events. One is a gathering in a new neighborhood that desperately needs a church, the other is a community children's Christmas party and dinner. We expect 70 children and many parents, so it is quite an undertaking.

Please continue to pray for the outreach, as they are seriously underfunded. If you can donate anything, contact Alex and Jennifer through facebook or email. The addresses are on the home page.