People say that there won't be many about Christmas Day
The night before with our B@tCH congregation the hall was full and a great atmosphere. Today we followed on.
- New Zealand on holiday. But we were jammed (nearly) as good as any other Sunday!
Had a BBQ out up front and we took the service selected off the BBQ at random(people took the tongs and came and took something off. Worked really well. In fact - a young mother ended up reading Luke 2:1-15 Near the close she was a little in tears overcome with reading how Mary pondered these things in her heart deeply. Her child only 3 weeks old and all that the birth meant and the child was to the her and the family. She shared why and it has spoken deeply to many in thier own reflections - indeed, a number who were only there that day! What a God given blessing her tears and story were amidst the celebrations of Jesus birth. It said it all.
Shalom
