More Village OCC Events- in Cuatlaxtecoma and El Organal

On another trip out to Ixcamilpa, we lead two other Operation Christmas Child events in neighboring villages.

Cuatlaxtecoma is a tiny village of only 112 people.  The village auditorium was covered in goat and donkey manure, mixed with the dust (obviously the village

herds passed through the auditorium on the way to grazing.)

When the children heard about a kids’ party, they rushed to attend.  About 35 children arrived (practically all the children of the village!) and were thrilled with all the

games, songs and Gospel presentation.  One girl in particular, Anayeli (12 years old) was especially attentive to the Gospel and confidently shouted “Me!” when we asked who wanted to become a child of God believing in Jesus Christ’s sacrifice for forgiveness. 

The children were so surprised that there was a shoebox gift from Jesus for each one of them!

One boy received a flashlight, and was so excited that now he would have light to walk to the bathroom at night (a definite necessity in this area, as many makeshift bathrooms are located

outside the house simply enclosed by a curtain.

Later in the afternoon, we lead a children’s event in the slightly larger village of El Organal.  There, over 55 children heard the Gospel and received their shoebox.

The children were not the only ones grateful for our presence- their parents were profusely grateful for our attention and love to their children.  One family in Cuatlaxtecoma invited us to their home (outside kitchen) after the event – where we ate tortillas hand-made over a woodburning stone stove,

beans, and peanuts – all prepared from the family’s own harvest.  Another family in El Organal invited us back another day to go hunting with them, or join them for their watermelon harvest- as a show of thanks for our presence.