Thanksgiving Feast

As a sort of end-of-the-year party and uniting of our English Club and CUR groups, we decided to have a Thanksgiving Party complete with all the traditional foods. The English Club students came to learn about this American tradition and the CUR students came to have a good time and meet more of the English Club students. Including our ministry team (Peter, Ruth, Josh, Amy, and myself) we had 50 people at the feast! My personal observation was that it seemed to be a time when relationships that had been forming all semester solidified. The two groups of students mixed unbelievably well, and I think it's safe to say that it was a wonderful 1st Thanksgiving for all Mexican students present.

Amy and Josh cooked all of the food themselves in their oven that is only big enough to hold one dish at a time! Major props to them! We had salad, broccoli and chicken casserole (a hit), mashed potatos and gravy, stuffing (not a hit), sweet potatos, turkey, and cranberry sauce. Oh, and for dessert Amy made a million pecan pies which changed the students' lives (their first time having it). Just two of the comments I heard: "Exquisite" and "I'm speechless."

We played games to start the night, moved to a history lesson by Mr. Peter Dishman, then to reenactments of the first Thanksgiving (my favorite part--my group won!), and finally to dinner and fellowship. Here are some photos of the fun (oh, and as you will notice, Amy and some girls from the CUR made Indian and Pilgrim hats for everyone present):