Christmas party at Kuya Dave's
Kuya Dave and Ate June Griffiths give one of the best Christmas parties in the world, something I look forward to each year.
The Christmas decors and lights are fascinating. The food is unmistakably and deliciously English: bread and butter, trifle (gelatin with custard and fruits), and well, some Filipino additions, too, like pansit.The games always seem new and fresh, even if they're the same ones we've played for the past hundred years.
In YCF's Christmas party this year, Kuya Dave invited three foreigners to speak about Christmas in their country and what the celebration means to them.
Pastor Nnamdi from Nigeria spoke on the increasing materialism in his country's Christmas celebration.
Pastor Vishna from Cambodia told us that there are very few Christians in his place. The celebration is mostly confined to the churches.
Pastor John from Papua New Guinea shared a good news to us: the materialism that's prevalent in Western (and our) society is not found in their celebrations. It's not in their culture. In fact, only few know about Santa! Ang galing!
And the meaning of Christmas for all of them?
It's a celebration of God becoming man, in the person of Jesus Christ. He came to this world to die for and save sinners. Take Jesus out of Christmas, and the season loses all its meaning.
Next year ulit.
The Christmas decors and lights are fascinating. The food is unmistakably and deliciously English: bread and butter, trifle (gelatin with custard and fruits), and well, some Filipino additions, too, like pansit.The games always seem new and fresh, even if they're the same ones we've played for the past hundred years.
In YCF's Christmas party this year, Kuya Dave invited three foreigners to speak about Christmas in their country and what the celebration means to them.
Pastor Nnamdi from Nigeria spoke on the increasing materialism in his country's Christmas celebration.
Pastor Vishna from Cambodia told us that there are very few Christians in his place. The celebration is mostly confined to the churches.
Pastor John from Papua New Guinea shared a good news to us: the materialism that's prevalent in Western (and our) society is not found in their celebrations. It's not in their culture. In fact, only few know about Santa! Ang galing!
And the meaning of Christmas for all of them?
It's a celebration of God becoming man, in the person of Jesus Christ. He came to this world to die for and save sinners. Take Jesus out of Christmas, and the season loses all its meaning.
Next year ulit.
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posted on December 10, 2007
2 Comments:
Arrghh. I would have loved to be there.
Btw, I want to test a theory that I think Joan first noticed. Did the team with k. Derf finally win? hehehe...
We missed you Kuya. Wala si Kuya Derf eh. Next time, we'll put your theory in scrutiny.
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