we invited several of our friends who are working here over the winter for the first time (they are usually the summer crew) to spend Christmas day with us. we got their sizes and information from them about a month or so ago, and one of the churches in the area wanted to take on a mission project for Christmas, so we relayed the information to them -- they REALLY did a fantastic job --- all the guys got a shirt, a pair of pants, and shoes or boots of some kind ... they came in two waves -- four and four ... which was actually nice ... it meant that we could sit at the table with each group and eat with them ... 

Gabriel and Panuncio are at the bottom left of the picture, Mundo is in front of the stereo, and Gabino is to the far right ... in the picture above, Ruperto is in the blue rocking chair and Gabino is in front of the piano. Cirilo is to Ruperto's left, and Oscar is putting some trash in the bag that Caleb is holding. 

Hanna Zhu, a friend of Leslie's from seminary, who is from Hunan province in China, was also with us. She has her back to the camera in this shot -- to the bottom right... Hannah (our Hannah) can be seen just above the lamp light ...