Each year, we've been blessed to be able to distribute the generous gift boxes from two churches in the U.S. One is Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter, FL, (www.gibcjupiter.org) and the other is Meadow Springs Community Church in Shakopee, MN (www.meadowonline.org). Together they sent a total of 300 boxes which we distributed on New Year's Eve. The giving of gifts or etrenne is more traditional around the New Years' holiday here in Haiti. We also cooked rice, beans, and chicken drumsticks enough to feed the entire group. It is a treat here for the kids to get meat, and for some a rare occasion. Also distributed were several boxes of donated clothing, given to the most needy. Thanks to all for their contributions and work to make this party a memorable celebration! http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-006/120228402_ErN6y-Ti-1.jpg http://hosean.smugmug.com/gallery/2300155_XnqS5/ 2007-01-02T11:12:40Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a><br />Kids lined up hours ahead of time to wait for the party to begin. Tickets were distributed to control the number of children who attended so that expectations could be met.</p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120228402_ErN6y" title="Kids lined up hours ahead of time to wait for the party to begin. Tickets were distributed to control the number of children who attended so that expectations could be met."><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-006/120228402_ErN6y-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="120" alt="Kids lined up hours ahead of time to wait for the party to begin. Tickets were distributed to control the number of children who attended so that expectations could be met." title="Kids lined up hours ahead of time to wait for the party to begin. Tickets were distributed to control the number of children who attended so that expectations could be met." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T23:23:13Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-006/120228402_ErN6y-Th-1.jpg 2006-12-31 16:21:52 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a><br />Cooks worked together for several hours cooking in bulk the rice, beans and chicken and meat sauce to satisfy the hungry children.</p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120228438_Xg59N" title="Cooks worked together for several hours cooking in bulk the rice, beans and chicken and meat sauce to satisfy the hungry children."><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-002/120228438_Xg59N-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="127" alt="Cooks worked together for several hours cooking in bulk the rice, beans and chicken and meat sauce to satisfy the hungry children." title="Cooks worked together for several hours cooking in bulk the rice, beans and chicken and meat sauce to satisfy the hungry children." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T23:24:02Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-002/120228438_Xg59N-Th-1.jpg 2006-12-31 16:19:39 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a><br />After entering, waiting patiently for food and gift distribution to begin.</p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120228471_BsrhL" title="After entering, waiting patiently for food and gift distribution to begin."><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-020/120228471_BsrhL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="After entering, waiting patiently for food and gift distribution to begin." title="After entering, waiting patiently for food and gift distribution to begin." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T23:19:23Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-020/120228471_BsrhL-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 17:42:05 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a><br />Lining up the food plates. It helps when you are feeding large groups to prepare in advance.</p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120228506_kpohM" title="Lining up the food plates. It helps when you are feeding large groups to prepare in advance."><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-022/120228506_kpohM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Lining up the food plates. It helps when you are feeding large groups to prepare in advance." title="Lining up the food plates. It helps when you are feeding large groups to prepare in advance." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T23:24:31Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-022/120228506_kpohM-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 17:43:43 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a><br />Lindsay Downham (left) helps out by waitressing! She also learns that ministry is hot, sweaty work!</p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120228552_L6xHf" title="Lindsay Downham (left) helps out by waitressing! She also learns that ministry is hot, sweaty work!"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-044/120228552_L6xHf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Lindsay Downham (left) helps out by waitressing! She also learns that ministry is hot, sweaty work!" title="Lindsay Downham (left) helps out by waitressing! She also learns that ministry is hot, sweaty work!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T23:23:19Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-044/120228552_L6xHf-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 18:05:52 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a><br />Pastor Caleb assumes doorman duties, checking to make sure each child has a ticket so that they all will find gifts . . .</p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120245144_r6WnP" title="Pastor Caleb assumes doorman duties, checking to make sure each child has a ticket so that they all will find gifts . . ."><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-013/120245144_r6WnP-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="Pastor Caleb assumes doorman duties, checking to make sure each child has a ticket so that they all will find gifts . . ." title="Pastor Caleb assumes doorman duties, checking to make sure each child has a ticket so that they all will find gifts . . ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T23:18:32Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-013/120245144_r6WnP-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 17:30:59 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a><br />Eager guests patiently wait for their meal and gift box</p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120245196_CCw48" title="Eager guests patiently wait for their meal and gift box"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-023/120245196_CCw48-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Eager guests patiently wait for their meal and gift box" title="Eager guests patiently wait for their meal and gift box" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T23:20:53Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-023/120245196_CCw48-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 17:44:22 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a><br />Chicken and rice and beans hit the spot!</p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120245283_2PV7p" title="Chicken and rice and beans hit the spot!"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-049/120245283_2PV7p-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Chicken and rice and beans hit the spot!" title="Chicken and rice and beans hit the spot!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T23:25:24Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-049/120245283_2PV7p-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 18:08:09 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a><br />Look what I got!</p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120245344_cG9kE" title="Look what I got!"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-081/120245344_cG9kE-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="92" alt="Look what I got!" title="Look what I got!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T23:16:50Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-081/120245344_cG9kE-Th-1.jpg 2006-12-31 18:26:23 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a> </p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120255913_ZnB5c" title="hosean's photo"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-054/120255913_ZnB5c-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="hosean's photo" title="hosean's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T23:18:47Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-054/120255913_ZnB5c-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 18:10:29 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a><br />Thanks for your generous gifts!</p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120255942_e3jDD" title="Thanks for your generous gifts!"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-059/120255942_e3jDD-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Thanks for your generous gifts!" title="Thanks for your generous gifts!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T23:22:47Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-059/120255942_e3jDD-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 18:13:00 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a> </p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120616942_VVDTb" title="hosean's photo"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-061/120616942_VVDTb-Th-1.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="hosean's photo" title="hosean's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:44:03Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-061/120616942_VVDTb-Th-1.jpg 2006-12-31 18:13:37 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a> </p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120616945_dkHQz" title="hosean's photo"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-064/120616945_dkHQz-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="hosean's photo" title="hosean's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:45:05Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com 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src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-075/120617098_K5SE6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="hosean's photo" title="hosean's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:45:19Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-075/120617098_K5SE6-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 18:22:53 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a> </p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120617210_iaqbo" title="hosean's photo"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-076/120617210_iaqbo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="hosean's photo" title="hosean's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:46:17Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-076/120617210_iaqbo-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 18:23:58 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a> </p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120617292_qVdZM" title="hosean's photo"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-083/120617292_qVdZM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="hosean's photo" title="hosean's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:44:34Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-083/120617292_qVdZM-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 18:27:24 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a> </p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120617301_RmxGR" title="hosean's photo"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-084/120617301_RmxGR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="hosean's photo" title="hosean's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:46:50Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-084/120617301_RmxGR-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 18:27:43 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a> </p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120617306_99aSH" title="hosean's photo"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-085/120617306_99aSH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="hosean's photo" title="hosean's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:44:01Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-085/120617306_99aSH-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 18:27:58 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a> </p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120617327_XF2qk" title="hosean's photo"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-087/120617327_XF2qk-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="126" alt="hosean's photo" title="hosean's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:46:54Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-087/120617327_XF2qk-Th-1.jpg 2006-12-31 18:28:43 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a> </p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120651402_BUtNz" title="hosean's photo"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-100/120651402_BUtNz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="hosean's photo" title="hosean's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:37:12Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-100/120651402_BUtNz-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 18:34:57 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a> </p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120651408_EVsRU" title="hosean's photo"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-103/120651408_EVsRU-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="hosean's photo" title="hosean's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:37:08Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-103/120651408_EVsRU-Th-1.jpg 2006-12-31 18:36:49 <p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com">hosean</a><br />Fat & happy on the holidays in Haiti!</p><p><a href="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/2300155_XnqS5#120651426_y8sac" title="Fat & happy on the holidays in Haiti!"><img src="http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-092/120651426_y8sac-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="Fat & happy on the holidays in Haiti!" title="Fat & happy on the holidays in Haiti!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:39:41Z hosean http://hosean.smugmug.com http://hosean.smugmug.com/Children/Holiday-Party-2006-07/Christmas-party-2006-07-092/120651426_y8sac-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 18:30:36