Feliz Navidad de Chile!
Hi all! Merry Christmas!
Its 4am GMT i guess. 1am in Santiago Chile. It is a very still night, around 25C!
Traditional celebrations are rather different here than in Europe. Chileans are only just now returning from family parties after church and a large meal, and after opening presents. We’ve just returned from the Christmas Eve midnight service (Rachel’s first, ever) and seen some delighted kids holding their presents!
The midnight service was lovely. We both enjoyed singing in the choir tonight and are singing again early tomorrow morning (so we’d better not write too much now). The 25th, is not, to chileans, a public holiday, believe it or not. But, tomorrow, being Christmas Day and a sunday, will be a very quiet day for the city!
Anyway, have a great day celebrating the birth of Christ! We’re missing you all, especially today, but thank you for your greetings, prayers and gifts/cards! Merry Christmas.
Love Doug & Rach