Friday, December 23, 2011

Merry Christmas From the Land of Smiles!!!

I have a chance here before choir rehearsal with the French Chorale for tonight's Christmas Eve Mass to share a little of our community's Christmas here in Thailand!

Photo Shoot for our Christmas Card... 

Still the photo shoot :)






The VERY Thai manger scene at Holy Redeemer--notice the snowman in there.
The photo didn't capture the  blinking lights!



 Marie and Natalie ready for our friend's wedding. 
Bringing the mendhi for the bride. 
We all gave wishes to the bride and groom with oil, mendhi, and a sweet.


No "happy holidays" here folks! It's "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

Our chapel :) Love Night Prayer here...


Friends from the University and Focolare came to bring Christmas to the kids in 70 Rai
Explaining more about the meaning of Christmas in Thai for us...

A Christmas Movie on our wall
...and playing games. 




Christmas decor at a Christian church where Thuy studies English
Thuy with two Xmas Trees!
Playing games

Eric, from Honduras, explaining the Christmas story in Thai
(after watching the BEST Australian animated Christmas Story I've ever seen!)


Being Santa!
Made my list... We will give donated gifts to about 70 of our kids who come frequently to see us. 




Checked it twice!
Thuy wrapped, I tagged!





Night walk through Lumpini Park on my way to Choir Rehearsal... I love the city at night!

Christmas dinner wtih grandmothers! Paa Noi, Yaai Som Chit... 

The other end of the table with Yaai "sister regine"
(We don't remember her name and she always asks about Sister Regine, so that's what we call her!)

Yaai Som Chit--72 years old and has spent her entire life
devoted to caring for her handicapped son. 
Paa Noi, to whose home we will spend a Christmas lunch today. 






A Merry Christmas to you!!!
May you find the presence of God among you in the face of a child!!!

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