Thanksgiving With The Girls (And Boys)!
We just returned from a wonderful afternoon!
We went to the home where we did the Extreme Makeover back in September, and we hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for all of our young friends there, and we also invited the boys from the nearby boy's orphanage to join us!
In total, there were about 40 boys and girls seated around a very long dinner table. Before dinner began, I explained to everyone about the Pilgrims and the origins of Thanksgiving, and how it is a day in which we give thanks to God for His provisions to us during the past year. After I finished, I asked if any of the boys or girls would like to give thanks for something, and about 10-15 of the children raised their hands, stood up, and told everyone what they were thankful for! Then we all feasted on roast turkey with a very special red Peruvian gravy, mashed potatoes, and rice. For dessert, we all enjoyed "arroz con leche" and carrot cake.
I want to thank our friend, Carol, for preparing the scrumptious mashed potatoes for us, and I also want to thank Bill, Jennifer, Monique, Kim, Xenia, Ruthie, David, and Caleb from FRC Lima, all who came and volunteered to serve our 40 young friends. We had an awesome time eating, singing, and hanging out together. We're so thankful that God has brought such precious young friends into our lives!
We went to the home where we did the Extreme Makeover back in September, and we hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for all of our young friends there, and we also invited the boys from the nearby boy's orphanage to join us!
In total, there were about 40 boys and girls seated around a very long dinner table. Before dinner began, I explained to everyone about the Pilgrims and the origins of Thanksgiving, and how it is a day in which we give thanks to God for His provisions to us during the past year. After I finished, I asked if any of the boys or girls would like to give thanks for something, and about 10-15 of the children raised their hands, stood up, and told everyone what they were thankful for! Then we all feasted on roast turkey with a very special red Peruvian gravy, mashed potatoes, and rice. For dessert, we all enjoyed "arroz con leche" and carrot cake.
I want to thank our friend, Carol, for preparing the scrumptious mashed potatoes for us, and I also want to thank Bill, Jennifer, Monique, Kim, Xenia, Ruthie, David, and Caleb from FRC Lima, all who came and volunteered to serve our 40 young friends. We had an awesome time eating, singing, and hanging out together. We're so thankful that God has brought such precious young friends into our lives!
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