Christmas

Last evening there was a Christmas parade and the fireworks have been going off for at least a week now.  There are many celebrations going on.  For several days before Christmas there is a small group that walks down the street playing simple instruments. They carry a statue of San Jose and Maria.  It is all prearranged. They stop at a couple of homes and are told there is no room. At the next home they are told they are welcome to stay.  The statues were left at the place I am living.  They had a short service and prayer and refreshments. The statues were moved to a different home the next evening.

Today I worked with "Mayan Families" helping to distribute food baskets.

Each basket weighed about 25 lbs. Many of the women carried the basket on their head.  They were also each given a whole chicken.

Last year this organization was able to distribute 3000 baskets to needy families.