Christmas Parties!

It's been a busy few days - between Thanksgiving and birthday celebrations and guests arriving from the states, we haven't have much time to write anything on our blog!

And we're getting ready for the Annual Extreme Response Christmas party events here in Ecuador! Seventy-five people are arriving from the US to help us with five days of parties in various communities! We are so excited to see what God will do during these days.

As you probably already know, Extreme Response hosts Christmas parties for a number of our partners and projects around the world. These parties are thrown for poor people who have never had the opportunity to just enjoy a day away from the difficult lives that they live. Children receive gifts, adults receive basic food items to take home and everyone has a chance to play some games, do crafts and enjoy a snack or meal prepared for them.

Many have never heard the reason why Christmas is celebrated nor have they had the opportunity to hear about Jesus coming as a baby to bring us salvation. These parties open the door to share the Gospel! Extreme Response and teams from the US, working alongside our partners, will host parties in Ecuador, South Africa, Ivory Coast, The Philippines, Nepal and India.

In Ecuador, from December 3 to December 7, we will host parties in eight different locations. Pray for the ER staff as there are many details to take care of and pray for the team of 75 coming to help us out this year! These parties could not happen without the willing team members who come to help and who also bring POUNDS of supplies, games, toys, and gifts for these parties!

May this be a wonderful time to ring in the season of celebrating Christ's birth!