Christmas Party at Aunty's

 Christmas Eve, our kids went to Aunty's house for a Happy Birthday Jesus Party.

 Aniket shows the nativity scene he made with stickers as Aunty told the story of Christmas beginning with Creation and the first sin, telling of the need for a Savior.

 All of the kids worked on their sticker sheets.

 Diviya tries to put the star on top of the tree. The star reminds us of the star that shown on top of the birthplace of Jesus.

 My son Andrew is home from school. Abishek is happy to see him.

 Archana is such a great help with the kids!

 Snowball toss.

 Princy tries to see how many balls she can get in.

 Abishek gives it a try.

 Kirty and Archana take a snap.

 Playing Jesus Bingo with symbols of Christmas.

 The guys made Christmas pictures.

 Satiya shows his picture.

 The kids played a pass-the- gift game.

 Showing off their prizes

 Dinner was Chinese- chowmein, fried rice, momos and lots of cakes and cookies.

 Happy Birthday, Jesus!

 Pearly and Rani help out in the kitchen.

 The girls performed for Aunty.

 The boys open their gift bags with Aunty.

 Getting glow-in-the-dark bracelets for the walk home.

 Getting story Bibles

Showing their gift bags. The kids had a wonderful time with Aunty.

YMCA Christmas Program

Today the children took part in the YMCA Christmas Program up on the Ridge. Many local churches took part through dance, songs, skits, and nativity plays. Our children danced a traditional dance as well as danced to the YMCA theme song. They also acted out the story of the first Christmas. It was standing room only outside the gaiety theater where seats in the sun were much desired as it was quite chilly today. Abishek took part in the painting contest also sponsored by the YMCA outside Christ Church.

Students enter the painting competition.

Abishek prepares his painting.

 Here, the big girls are dancing to the YMCA theme song.

Here, the girls are doing an ethnic dance. Thanks to Archana for coordinating the performances.

Around Grace Home

Hi! I'm Emmanuel and I will take you on a little tour of our living quarters. Take off your shoes before you enter our bedrooms! We keep our books here, too.

Our bulletin board in the dining area.

The big girls keep their room tidy!

Here's one of the girls on her bunk.

Yani is in 6th grade.

Evangeline peeks from her top bunk. She was resting this day.

This is where we eat, or maybe draw or play a game.

Girls' room.

I love this guy! He volunteers here sometimes.

 Ashish shows you our not-so-tidy boys' room.

This is our kitchen. Our big sisters help prepare the food. 

This is one of my sisters.

Okay, so now that you seen around our home, come and visit us in New Shimla!