Holiday in the Sun
Christmas without snow or cold? N...
Christmas without snow or cold?
Nah....well, maybe....yes, it's possible. It was definitely a first
for me since I've lived in NW Iowa my whole life. Despite the exact
opposite climate here in South Africa, Christmas still happened...and
it ranks among some of the best holidays I've ever experienced.
What
made it so great? God.
Let me explain.
The candlelight service on Christmas
Eve took place at the local church in Backdoor ("up on the
mountain," as our missionary contact Tiesa would say). Unlike the
large Sunday crowd that fills the tent, some spots on the wo
benches remained empty. At the beginning, my team was asked to come
to the front and sing with them, which we hadn't expected; however,
we were happy to oblige. The sound of upbeat, reggae-style music then
filled the air as rich, exuberant voices praised the Lord. Dust
particles were thrown upwards as the dancing feet of these joyful
African people trampled them. Their joyfullness was contagious, and
we soon joined them in their dancing. It was amazing. After worship,
Pastor Surprise gave a message about the angels that had visited the
shepherds to inform them of Christ Jesus' birth. In this message, he
prophesied that each and every one of us would encounter angels on
the road. Little did we know how quickly this would come about...
On Christmas day, we had a mini service
among those of us who are cu
rrently living at Micheal's Children's
Village and gave the kids the presents about which they had been so
eager to receive as to start peeking in the house while we put them
together. (You know how such things go with kids, for I'm sure many
of us are guilty of having done likewise.) It was so great to se
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