ABC Celebration in Mactzul III

This time of year is busy. We are in the process of wrapping-up, closing clinics for the holidays and celebrating with the communities that have the ABC Program.

Today, Cesar and I headed out to Mactzul III for their celebration.

As soon as we had finished lunch, we started the program for the afternoon.  Everyone was welcomed and we had a short devotional time together.

Marleny has been my ABC Child for several years and she is doing fantastic work.  She is the primary teacher for the children in the congregation.  She will enter 3rd basico next year and loves to study.  Here, one of her students quotes a memory verse from the Bible.

These two girls also had memorized verses to quote for us.

Then it was time to hear a little singing from the children.  Each of these young boys led a song and we all chimed in.

Then it was time for some activity.  These two guys would blow up balloons and  then take it over to their team member................

and then attempt to pop the balloon.  Cesar was recruited for this activity and they popped the most balloons.

There were two in the congregation that were award gifts for their grades and participation in the ABC Program.

Marleny also was awarded a prize.  I have very smart ABC Children  :)

Then they played a game called "The King Asks For......."  So, the king would ask for something and the three children would race to find it and then race back to give it to the king.  Here, the king had asked for a shoe lace, so this boy quickly removes his to win a point.

This is a banner that explains what ABC means and these are the ABC Children in Mactzul III.

Here is a photo of all of the children and their parents.

It was a fun day in Mactzul III and we hope that everyone enjoys their holidays and then returns to their classes to study.  The ABC Program is a great blessing for the children in this area.  During the afternoon, several times the congregation thanked those that support the ABC Program and those that are able to come to Guatemala and visit the children that they sponsor.