On behalf of the children and staff at King's Palace, THANK YOU for your continued support and for making our Christmas amazing. According to Ed and Bersy Maldonado, who run King's Palace, the children were in complete shock and disbelief. Many received toys (an extreme luxury) for the first time in their lives! Pure elation, excitement and gratitude spilled from within each child. Mothers cried tears of joy as the children shrieked and danced with excitement. Even teenage girls were enamored with their dolls- a possession they had long given up hope of ever owning. The best part is that the children wanted to spend the majority of their party time praising and thanking God for His blessing and for YOU, their generous American friends. During devotions, they concluded that “Presents are awesome but Jesus is still the best gift. He’s ours forever”. That day their devotion time lasted over an hour, at their request, and they only stopped because it was time to enjoy a special dinner. There was such a surplus of gifts that King's Palace was able to share toys with surrounding impoverished communities. Additionally, they kept a small stash of toys to give the children on their birthdays! (again, a first!) Christmas Dinner The children and staff enjoyed a meal of hamburgers, french fries, soda and cake. This was the first time any of them had ever tasted these foods. EVER. (Such food in El Salvador is only for the affluent.) All gave it two thumbs up.
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