{"id":6785,"date":"2014-12-18T09:30:28","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T15:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=6785"},"modified":"2014-12-18T09:16:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T15:16:18","slug":"some-december-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2014\/some-december-events.html","title":{"rendered":"Some December Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure there are many of you who are extra busy this time of year &#8211; well, it&#8217;s been no exception around here!<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/laspalmas-clausura.jpg\" alt=\"Clausura in Las Palmas\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/laspalmas-clausura.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/laspalmas-clausura-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><br \/>Thanks so much for your prayers for our closing events (clausuras) this month! There was a great turn out in Las Palmas from the English classes (there were about thirty people there, I believe). Julian shared about the Christmas story, and we all had good opportunities to talk with people and invite everyone to a new season of classes starting in January.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/jaime-jm-clausura.jpg\" alt=\"Talking about Christmas\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/jaime-jm-clausura.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/jaime-jm-clausura-224x150.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>On the 11th we had our clausura in Jes\u00c3\u00bas Mar\u00c3\u00ada. Another great turn out from the various classes. Shari handed out some gifts for those who had attended the baking classes. And I shared the devotional, contrasting Mexican and Canadian Christmas traditions and the message from the angels to the shepherds.<\/p>\n<p>The following Saturday we went with some neighbours to the <i>Coro Unido<\/i> in Puebla, directed by Camino missionary Terry Vanderwerf, where we heard about the Lord Jesus in words and songs. <i>&#8220;A Gift of Love&#8221;<\/i> was the theme of the evening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/coro-unido-2014.jpg\" alt=\"Coro Unido 2014\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/coro-unido-2014.jpg 475w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/coro-unido-2014-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/coro-unido-2014-224x150.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This coming Sunday we&#8217;ll be involved in an evangelistic event in Jes\u00c3\u00bas Mar\u00c3\u00ada, and I&#8217;ll be preaching in Santa Barbara. Yeah, we get around. \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n<p>So now we&#8217;re trying, somewhat unsuccessfully, to get everything done that we need to do so that we can get a break over Christmas! So I&#8217;d better run &#8211; talk to you later! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure there are many of you who are extra busy this time of year &#8211; well, it&#8217;s been no exception around here!Thanks so much for your prayers for our closing events (clausuras) this month! 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