On December 2nd we went to a local show called Bethlehem Revisited. A church in Manhattan, KS put it on. We visited this church when we first moved here and really liked it. But the drive was a bit too much in Robert's opinion. Evidently they do this every Christmas and it is free and very popular. We drove out to a park in Keats, KS and from there (after a good bit of a wait) we get on a school bus and they took us to a more remote area. Everyone in this place are dressed biblically and carry lanterns and are standing around fires to warm themselves. As a group of about 30 they take you up into the woods on a slight incline. I wore Deakin on my back and people in our church helped with the other kids. The first stop was Moses. He was standing by a fire and told us about how the world came to be. Basically a short overview of the first five books of the bible. And always pointing toward the promise of the messiah! We went walking a little further to the next station where there was Abraham by his fire telling his story. Further on there was Micah and a few other prophets who told about the coming Christ. All through out this stations there were children every now and then yelling, "He is coming!!" Finally we got to watch the scene of the angel coming to Mary and telling her she would give birth to the waited Messiah. And from there we watched, at several different stations, the Christmas story. Complete with a short walk through the busy street in Bethlehem with people trying to sell us things. Eventually we got to the long awaited stable and got to sing Silent Night around a live "baby Jesus". Then we watched the Priest Simeon bless Jesus and warn Mary of how much sorrow she would feel. And got to see a cross and here the story of Jesus being killed and buried. There was the last station with a grave and a large bolder moved aside. It concluded with a small room built outside where our guide spent about ten minutes laying out the Gospel for the group to hear. It was awesome! And such a great reminder of the amazing gift we have in our Redeemer! I didn't get a lot of pictures but here are a few. I wish I had a picture of the manger but I was video taping at that point. The kids loved this so much. I absolutely loved that the program reminds us that even the Old Testament is about Jesus. At one point when a speaker was talking about the wise men in a dramatic way he fell to his knees talking about how they had fallen to their knees to worship Jesus. Cal was listening intently and went to his knees at the same time, it was such a sweet moment.
I hope and pray that all of you that may read this will be reminded of the amazing miracle of God becoming man as a sacrifice for us. Celebrate this miracle and never forget it.
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