Evangelism Updates

The custom is to celebrate the New Year buy purchasing and burning dolls representing the old year. In Guayaquil, the making of muñecos is an art form where they create life-size characters from paper mache. The best of these are sold about four blocks from the district center, where we stayed. Walking along the crowded street on December 30th was quite the cultural experience. The amazing thing is that there are thousands of these for sale (some for several hundred dollars) in all kinds of styles and designs. The first morning of the New Year these are all burnt and the road is completely cleaned up. This is because there is a large fine if there is trash in the road in front of your house.