Each year, members of our congregation get special gifts for the poor children of San Antonio Tlayacapan who are fed through Operation Compassion.
Here’s Carla’s report of the event:
We had the kids sit down, sang a few songs, then Santa came and told them in Spanish that we are celebrating Jesus’ birth. We gave them a bolsa of candy — the “elves” of La Ola handed those out. And then the families came forward to receive their gifts.
![Bags of candy were distributed by the La Ola elves.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/039-1024x768.jpg?resize=600%2C450)
Bags of candy were distributed by the La Ola elves.
![Our pretty elves from La Ola](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/040-1024x732.jpg?resize=600%2C428)
Our pretty elves from La Ola
![Santa gets the kids' attention -- but a few are focused on the bags of presents.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/043-1024x740.jpg?resize=600%2C433)
Santa gets the kids’ attention — but a few are focused on the bags of presents.
![Happy with a new game!](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/045-1024x931.jpg?resize=600%2C545)
Happy with a new game!
![Another happy kid!](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/047-821x1024.jpg?resize=481%2C600)
Another happy kid!
![More lovely elves. Rosie organized this gift-giving event.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/046-1024x768.jpg?resize=600%2C450)
More lovely elves. Rosie organized this gift-giving event.
![Every family gets a bag of presents. Most wait to open them at home.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/044-1024x808.jpg?resize=600%2C473)
Every family gets a bag of presents. Most wait to open them at home.