Merry Christmas and goodbye until 2016

Thursday night was our last worship service at Vida Nueva until 2016.  The church was beautifully decorated for Christmas and we sang some Christmas carols,  By the way, "Joy to the World" really sounds different in Spanish; in fact, the word "joy" isn't even in the song.  It's called "Al Mundo Paz," which is translated peace to the world.  It probably has to do with the fact that in English the words "joy" and "world" are one syllable words, while in Spanish the words for "joy" (gozo) and the word for "world" (mundo) both have two syllables, therefore, they aren't a perfect substitute in the song.  Hence, "peace" to the world, instead of "joy" to the world.    

The pictures make it look like no one was there.  Really, there was a pretty big crowd, they were all sitting behind me.

We were able to say "adios" to almost everyone on Thursday night:  Pastor Steve and Pam, Pastor Julio and Patty, David and Maritza, Guillermo and many more. 

We fly to California this afternoon and should be getting grandkid hugs before they go to bed.