Friday, December 05, 2008

Journey to Bethehem 2008

Another Christmas Season! We participated in our annual Christmas presentation of "Journey to Bethlehem" at our church in Grapevine. Again we played the part of beggers, loitering outside the village, begging for food as people entered the gates.

See Joni and Toni loitering outside the village with the camels.

It's an actual journey where the people who come to see the presentation join a biblical family and take the journey with them. They come along many encounters on their way. The journey, which takes about 45 minutes, starts inside the church and then goes outside onto the church grounds.

An Angel appears (Jeff plays the angel). All those entering the village must pay their taxes and be counted in the census. They see the 3 Kings along the journey. They try to spend the night at the Inn, but there is no room.

Inside the village, merchants try to sell products to those who enter. Meat is cooked over a fire for sale in the village. There are many animals involved, camels, donkeys, sheep, lamas, alpackas, goats, horses, and more.

If you haven't taken the Journey yet, make plans now for next year. It's something you don't want to miss!