What an amazing Christmas week! ¡Estoy lleno! I am full! Not
of food, as I would be in the states, but of love and pride for these amazing
children of Faith Home. God is not only transforming their hearts and lives,
but using them to reach beyond our fences to the hearts of their people. Words
can never fully explain the moments of this week in which God has given us a
glimpse of Him in our children, but I will try to share a few.
We were blessed to have the first Faith Home Directors,
David and Martha Kelle and their granddaughter Marissa with us this week as well as
Missionary A.J. Ford, who took a break from language training in Guatemala.
Some of the first children of Faith Home, who now live outside the gates,
enjoyed a special Christmas Eve supper with David & Martha. The supper was
followed by a concert in the Chapel, in which our children came to life in
drama and song as they celebrated the birth of our Savior. 
Christmas morning, everyone gathered in the Chapel for a
drama and reading of the Birth of Christ, followed by opening their gifts.
Everyone enjoyed Christmas lunch in the dining hall, including most of our
children who have moved away from Faith Home. It was quite a homecoming!
We had the afternoon full of activity, as the children of
each Casa came to A.J.'s house to hear Martha read a story and enjoy some
delicious donuts. David and I spent most of the afternoon adjusting and
repairing many of the 25 bikes the kids received for Christmas. That in itself,
turned into quite a blessing as we visited and watched the boys take pride in
learning how to work on the bikes themselves. Precious memories!
We spent the rest of the week visiting other orphanages and
poor communities. The Faith Home kids shared their drama and reading of the
Birth of Christ and distributed gifts to the other children. In some locations,
they played soccer and other games with the children.
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At one of the orphanages, we took a few mowers and machetes.
At first our boys weren't too excited to work, then I watched them come to life
as they noticed an overgrown soccer field at the back of the property (past
where I had asked them to mow). GianCarlo and Dixon told me. "we have to
mow the soccer field too." I watched with pride as they notonly mowed the
field, they taught the young boys of the orphanage how to do it also. They
asked if we can return and do it again, and teach them how to play
soccer....wow!
At each location we visited, I saw God moving through the
hearts of many of our children as they went from standing with arms crossed,
hesitant to help, to holding and playing with the children with smiles on their
faces.
As we pulled away from one very poor orphanage, all of the
children there were asking to go with us. Brayan said "we should all stay
here and let them go".....the heart of Christ.
Yes, they truly were God's hands, feet and heart this week.
We witnessed the true meaning of Christmas- sharing the greatest gift of all
with others...the Love of Christ.
God Bless,
Christina Massey, Director
Faith Home Ministries
