We had a great time with our Christmas outreach Sunday Morning.
We had initially set a goal of giving gifts to 100 kids but because of the generosity of so many people (in the states and here in Piura) in the end we had enough gifts for 160!
Here are some pictures of the highlights
Loading up the truck with presents
Driving to Expolvorines it started to rain on the way there
Jose overseeing set up with some help from Logan and Timothy
Jose preaching on the true meaning of Christmas
60 people raised their hands for salvation!
Logan and Timothy liked helping...Tim did not want to give up that bullhorn
These are some of the pictures from handing out the presents. If you look closely you will see Timothy down in the mix with the other kids.
Jose and Patrick did most of the work to make this happen
The whole team plus 3 kids from the outreach
(the shacks in the background are houses. They have no running water or electricity)
People thought we were crazy for doing this on December 25th.
Most people here celebrate Christmas on the 24th and sleep all day the 25th.
But God knew what he was doing. We had a ton of help and an overwhelming response from the kids and families of Expolvorines (the area outside Piura that we chose for the outreach)
On our way to the outreach it started raining and it continued until Jose finished preaching.
So our volunteers not only set up but they did it in the rain. Once it stopped raining it got really hot.
We all have sunburns to show for it.
Most of the volunteers are just getting introduced to us because of this outreach.
(only 5 in the picture were members beforehand)
It was awesome for us to work with them and they are all excited about the things Powerhouse Church Peru has planned.
We were so blessed to be able to be a part of this and just want to say thank you to all of you who donated to this and prayed for it.
We can't wait until next year!
