While the holidays here in the states were a frenzy of shopping, cooking and wrapping in preparation for spending time with our families, our friends at Fundaninos Orphange sat quietly waiting to see if there would be a Christmas for them at all.
Our family and friends along with George Burton (the leader of another team that has visited Fundaninos Orphanage), were moved to make Christmas happen for our special kids. Thanks to so many of you who donated even the smallest amounts, we were able to collect a gift for each child, and add Christmas decorations, goody bags, tableclothes and alot of candy to the boxes!
However, time was not on our side! We did our part to get everything ready in time but we had several glitches with shipping the boxes. We were graciously offered free shipping through a local airline but this proved fruitless when customs wouldn't allow it. We lost a lot of time in the process.
Thankfully, George works for Landstar Transportation and the owner Rick allowed us to use his Fed Ex discount. Although the packages did not get to Guatemala by Christmas Day, the children knew that "Christmas was coming".
For these children, any day that is filled with cheer, gifts, and celebration is a gift from God. The Christmas party will be held soon and PHOTOS ARE TO COME!!!
Thank you so much to all who made this possible.
