Christmas is for giving, and a lot of people have given to make it a special day for children and families in our area. Early in the morning, we had a give-away of food bags for families and toys for children.

We gave away more than 500 bags of rice and other food goods to families, and maybe twice that many presents to children. Until we ran out anyway, each child got a balloon with their present--so the street was filled with color and happy children opening their presents.

A mothers and darlings support group gave coloring books and crayons for the children, and mission-aries in the area pooled their resources to buy the food. There were also toys sent over from Singapore for the children.

My brother, who was visiting for the holidays, got to share the experience with us. He said, 'I wish I could live this way everyday.'