{"id":4099,"date":"2015-12-18T09:46:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T09:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2015-12-18T10:02:38","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T10:02:38","slug":"christmas-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2015\/12\/18\/christmas-boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year was a special year at our church. \u00a0The leadership of our church decided to do an outreach in the community around our church building. \u00a0The elders of the church went around to each house and introduced themselves and invited their kids and the families to a celebration of Christmas. \u00a0Last Wednesday we had that celebration and I was blown away by the organization of the event. \u00a0The families who came showed great appreciation for the event and we had an amazing opportunity to share the Christmas story with these precious kids.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4101\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_164206-e1450431373165.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4101\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_164206-e1450431373165.jpg\" alt=\"We had over 50 kids come from  our neighborhood\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We had over 50 kids come from our neighborhood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4102\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_164220.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4102\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_164220-e1450431404311.jpg\" alt=\"We start with learning some new songs\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We started with learning some new songs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4103\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4103\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_164230-e1450431441972.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4103\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_164230-e1450431441972.jpg\" alt=\"All the Sunday School teachers came to help with the event\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All the Sunday School teachers came to help with the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4104\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_164836-e1450431511517.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4104\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_164836-e1450431511517.jpg\" alt=\"Then the story of Jesus's birth was shared in Wolof\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then the story of Jesus&#8217;s birth was shared in Wolof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4105\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_165016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4105\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_165016-e1450431542237.jpg\" alt=\"They all listened very attentively\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They all listened very attentively<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4106\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_165024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4106\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_165024-e1450431568431.jpg\" alt=\"We then did a game with questions from the story\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We then did a game with questions from the story<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4108\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_171920-e1450431600848.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4108\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_171920-e1450431600848.jpg\" alt=\"Then we began handing out the boxes\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finally we began handing out the boxes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4107\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_165122-e1450431659208.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4107\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_165122-e1450431659208.jpg\" alt=\"Kids young and old game\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids young and old came<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4110\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_171954-e1450431693687.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4110\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_171954-e1450431693687.jpg\" alt=\"There was a good group of parents also there for the even\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There was a good group of parents also there for the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4109\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_171932-e1450431727554.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4109\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_171932-e1450431727554.jpg\" alt=\"All were excited and waited patiently their turn\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All were excited and waited patiently their turn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4112\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_174651.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4112\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_174651-e1450431755440.jpg\" alt=\"It was a great day of forming relationsihps\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was a great day of forming relationships<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4111\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_174427-e1450431780922.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4111\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2015\/12\/20151216_174427-e1450431780922.jpg\" alt=\"Let the Light of Jesus continue to shine!\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Let the Light of Jesus continue to 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