Tonight was the last night and 1,300 people came through! What a blessing this weekend was! This was our eleventh year. In past years we've dealt with many inches of snow, wind, pouring rain. The weather couldn't have been more perfect this year. The most we've ever had come through was around 2,500. This year we had over 3,800 people...incredible! The last vehicle to go through was our Pierce County Sheriff congregant. He had his lights flashing...you'll see in the album. All cast members fall in behind and walk up to the manger scene where we gather and sing Christmas carols, share the comments we've heard, and then our pastor closes the weekend with prayer. One of the comments overheard was that this was better than the one put on in the real Bethlehem! Apparently it has become very commercialized. One of our Joseph's was blessed by hearing the parents tell the gospel story to their children as they walked through. I love the comment that Beth left in the post for the second evening. Be sure and read it. We had visitors from England and even Brazil! As your "chariot" left, the last Roman soldier could be heard querying, "So, do you have any stow-away Hittites?" One dad said, "Just my children!"
Bethlehem was bustling with people 2,000 years ago because of the census ordered by Caesar Augustus. Most missed what took place in that town so many years ago. The Word became flesh so that He could save His people from their sins. Jesus came. One star announced His first coming. The whole heavenly host of stars will announce His second coming. Are you longing for it as much as I am? Troublesome times are ahead before He returns but He has promised He'd be with us until the end of the age, when He comes and the elect are gathered.
Christmas joy and blessings to you!
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