‘Here, I have it,’ finally I said to myself, ‘we can make room for them in the stable, and some way they will get along.’ I must not disturb the others, and it is a beautiful star-lit night.’ I said to myself, ‘Oh well, somebody will look after them. But how could I ask these customers of mine to inconvenience themselves after all, I did not know Joseph and Mary. I did understand, and I tried to think which of the men I could ask to move and make place for the couple. And, as he asked me, he looked toward Mary and knew that I would understand. He thought, of course, he could have a place to stay. Joseph told me that he was from Nazareth, up in the hill country of Galilee.
A party from Hebron came just at nightfall, and, since I knew them all, I could not turn them away. Sanballat, rich merchant, had come down from Damascus Thaddeus, one of my old customers, had come up from Gaza. It rather worried me that I didn’t have a place for them, but so many had come for the registration, you know. There was something that charmed me about the woman who was with him, and … well, I just can’t tell you … anyway, one could see that she might soon become a mother. He was a manly sort of a man, the kind that would cause you to look again if you saw him once kindly and dignified, with a long beard a strong man with quiet manner. “Yes, they came to my inn at Bethlehem, and how well I remember the couple it seems but yesterday.
Bless this family for spreading their love to these people whose hearts have been broken by the fires God is truly at work!! One of our CTW church families sent us the message that 50 crosses were sent to the people of these churches to comfort them and also to remind them that ‘they are still a church, even without a building’. Two churches in Dolan Springs, AZ recently experienced fires set by an arsonist (who is currently awaiting trial) … the Dolan Springs Baptist Church (which received extensive damage) and Mount Tipton Community Church (which was totally destroyed). Lake Union Covenant Church – Dassel, MN for mission work in Alaskaīibles for Missions – Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada for mission work in northern Canada Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church – Cornville, AZ Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church – Benson, MN Here is our recap of the states and countries that received our crosses ( if I’ve left anyone out, please let me know!):Īlaska, Arizona, California, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and WisconsinĬanada, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Japan, Sudan, and ThailandĪnd, we are thrilled to acknowledge the following for bringing others into our CTW family by sharing God’s cross during the month of November:Ĭentral MN Adult & Teen Challenge – Brainerd, MN Without your help, many, many people would not have felt God’s boundless love this year and received Him as their Savior!! What a Christmas present this is to us all!! For everyone, we say ‘Thank You!’ We can’t begin to tell you how thankful we are to you for making such a ‘ King‘ sized difference in so many lives. In 2015, our little crosses traveled great distances and graced many people.