Bob and Brenda Boston

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TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS POEM…PARAGUAYAN STYLE
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the barrio Not a person was calm, not even old Mario. The stockings were hung by the kitchen with care, In hopes that Papa Noel soon would be there.
The children were running around through the house, Fireworks exploding, scaring even the mouse. And Doña in her tank top, and I in my cap , Gave up on the idea of a long summers nap
When out on the cobblestone, there arose with a clatter, I sprang from the hammock to see whats the matter. Away to my rejas I flew like a flash, With my windows open, smelly gunpowder made me gasp
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen dust Gave the luster of grey to the objects at dusk. When, what to my watering eyes should appear, Through the dust, the gun smoke, and the sparklers veneer, But a miniature sleigh, and eight exhausted reindeer.
With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St Nick. More rapid than car window washers they came, He whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
As fireworks lit with a candle they fly when they met an obstacle, go to the sky. So up to the flat top houses they flew, the sleigh with few toys, as everyone knew
Cracking the tiles, I heard on my roof the landing of rockets, and thrown sparklers too. As I ducked flying objects, and was turning around, down the kitchen extractor came St. Nick with a bound.
His eyes-how they twinkled! His nose red like a beet! Fireworks and explosions, he´d braved to my street. His droll little mouth was smiling at me, At midnight, with a heat of one hundred and three.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a shout, Having used up the fireworks, it was safe to go out. But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight, “Feliz Navidad, and to all a good night”

There are many differences between Paraguay and US at Christmas, but there is one thing that is the same: we celebrate the Birth of the Savior.

We are thankful for the many ways God has blessed us this year in our ministry and as a family. Our adult children will be with us this year for the holidays, Rebecca coming from her work in San Francisco, and Paul from his senior year at Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles, CA.

Pray for the many ministry events that take place around the holidays that point people to Jesus, the One who came to save us. Children’s Christmas programs, ladies craft workshops and end of the year events provide opportunities for new people to visit our church.

We are grateful for your prayers and for supporting our ministry. Bob and Brenda Boston

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Prayer Requests/Answers to Prayer

Praise the Lord for 13 people who were baptized recently.

Pray for growth in all CMA churches in Paraguay.

Pray for summer ministries.

We are teaching the course "Every Mans Battle" and "Every Womans Battle" in San Lorenzo. Lots of lives are being touched through this course.

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