Ensenada Outreach Center - YUGO

Well Christmas day has come and gone, but we here at EOC wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! We just enjoyed a week off to celebrate with friends & family... and a relaxing time away from the work and business of camp life.

For me, it was my first Christmas here in Mexico! It was awesome to experience new traditions and create new memories. The big Christmas celebrations here take place on Christmas eve - families get together for a night of food & fun! I had the privilege of getting to spend the evening with Ana's family... and what an incredible night it was.
Laughter. Feasting on tamales. Hilarious games. And even more hilarious gifts. Enjoying one another. Being together. Simple. Joy. The real joy Jesus was talking about, I think.

Christmas day was followed up with a relaxing day. Myself, a friend visiting from Canada, David & Kimyco hit up a Chinese buffet for lunch, and curled up to watch some movies and hang out. It was nice to just take time to be. not to be running around. or feeling the pressure of the Christmas bustle. the turkey. the presents. the expectations. but instead, to simple be. soaking up simple moments and time together.

This season we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Who was born in a stable... amidst animals and dirt and hay.
Quietly. Joyfully. Simply.
Stripping away the noise of life, the bustle of activity...
I can see a bit clearly more what Christmas...what life...what following Jesus... is really about.