{"id":79520,"date":"2024-02-06T12:48:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T18:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/?p=79520"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:00:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T19:00:58","slug":"panama-nazarenes-celebrate-christmas-by-sharing-food-at-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/panama-nazarenes-celebrate-christmas-by-sharing-food-at-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama Nazarenes Celebrate Christmas by Sharing Food at Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the night of 24 December, a group of 12 people from the R\u00edo Abajo Church of the Nazarene in Panama gathered at midnight to share dinner and a hot drink with the friends and family members of hospital patients in Santo Tom\u00e1s and the Hospital del Ni\u00f1o (children\u2019s hospital).<\/p>\n<p>About 125 people received food, hot chocolate, and words of hope based on God\u2019s Word, including the mothers of hospitalized children. Food was also shared with people on the street.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a pleasant experience to see how a plate of food and a hot chocolate can give a little joy and warmth to people who are far from home and at the same time, share the Word of God with them,&#8221; said Amable Polanco, pastor of the R\u00edo Abajo Church of the Nazarene. &#8220;Glory be to God who places both [the resolve] and action in each of his brothers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Polanco said he felt the need to bring food to people who would spend Christmas far from home. A team of 19 people, including Chef Jes\u00fas Vera, collaborated at different times on various parts of the activity.<\/p>\n<p>The team was involved in the food distribution activity from midnight on the 24th until 2:00 am on 25 December.<\/p>\n<p>Polanco said those who supported the activity passed up on family time to bring God&#8217;s love to those most in need. Those who participated attested to the blessing they received from sharing those moments with families in need.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first to be blessed was I, because God allowed me to be a blessing to many other people, who received the dinner with great joy,\u201d said participant Rosa Bejarano. \u201cFurthermore, we took advantage of the opportunity to share the message of salvation, and they listened very attentively.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"69d478506be1c\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_masonry_gallery gid_79520 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-col-num=\"4\" data-gid=\"79520\" data-nores-txt=\"No images found\">              <div class=\"gg_loader\">            <div class=\"ggl_1\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_2\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_3\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_4\"><\/div>        <\/div>  <div class=\"gg_container\"><div class=\"gg_img \" 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