Saturday, December 25, 2010
Night in Bethlehem
On December 23rd we went to night in Bethlehem. You meet in the cultral hall of the church and their is a short program where an angel appears to Mary and tells her that she will bear a son and he will be the son of God. Than soldiers come and tell you to go to the town of your birth to pay your taxes and you are ushered out into Bethlehem.
When you enter there are people cooking meat over a spicket.
There were also men trying to sell you chickens and other poultry.
There are several little "shops" and townspeople selling goods. We ate meat, bread, dates and raisins and even soup.

The pottery shop.
The wisemen asking for the Christ child.
Reading of the decree from Ceasar Agustus to pay your taxes.
Hebrew school where the kids were able to write in Hebrew and than they recieved a dredel.



Joseph and Mary coming through on a donkey to try to find a room. They are told by the innkeeper that there is no room.

Joseph pleading for his pregnant wife that is getting close to giving birth. The innkeeper then offers them his stable that is not much, but it is dry and they have just put down fresh hay.

We then all went outside where there was a fire, some huts and sheep and shephards looking after their sheep. One shephard carries on a conversation with his daughter Hannah.
Then music starts playing and an Angel appears to them and tells them about the birth of Jesus Christ.

We all than got to witness the birth and the shephards, wisemen and even a few soldiers come to worship the newborn King. We than all sang Silent Night.



Visiting with the wisemen after the program. It was such a great night and the spirit was so very strong. You truly almost felt like you were there over 2000 years ago.


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