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We got quite the suprise yesterday when we happened to look at our plane tickets. We thought we were flying out on the 9th . . . turns out its the 8th!!

So anyway, things are getting crazy. We’re tired and excited and sad and a whole bunch of stuff wrapped up in one. And I think Sophie has gotten a whiff of it because she’s been kind of grumpy lately. She won’t hardly let us out of her sight.

Only 9 days until we fly out, but a thousand things to do!!!

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After Claudia’s house we met up with all the other missionaries to exchange gifts and eat

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Christmas morning we ate Paneton and hot chocolate for breakfast. Then we sang Christmas songs and read the Christmas story.

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Here’s me taste testing the peanuts.

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We spent Christmas eve and morning with the Puente family is San Juan de Lurigancho.

Here’s Amanda helping prepare the mashed potatos.

Panetón is the food of choice for Peruvians during Christmas. It is a lot like our fruitcake. Here is what it looks like:

Merry Christmas!

This is our first Christmas in Peru. We flew home for Christmas last year. And, although we miss our family and the “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, we are excited about spending Christmas with our Peruvian and Missionary family.

It’s so amazing how God puts us in different situations with different people to help us know him better. Sometimes I forget that it’s not about me or my comfort or what I want. It’s about knowing and walking in communion with God.

So, it’s Christmas . . . and Christmas is all about the chance to walk in communion with God through Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas!!!!!

Two new career families just arrived into Peru this week. One is the Austins and the other is the Rains. We had a big get together to welcome them and get to know them.