Eight or nine years ago our church began performing an outdoor drama of what the journey to Bethlehem would have been like in the time of Jesus’ birth. In the first few years there was a lot of trial and error, but now we have really great props and an awesome set-up and we really draw a huge crowd. The first 2 weekends in December, with over 125 volunteers each night to pull it off, we walk over 3,000 people through our own little town of Bethlehem and give them the message of salvation. And we top the whole thing off with hot cocoa and marshmallows over an open fire.
For several years, Jeremy played one of the wise men and in 2005 Emery was still small enough (barely) to play baby Jesus in the manger. This year, Savannah decided she wanted to participate as a villager and the above photo is her Jewish home. She has totally gotten into the role and after last night, informed me that she and a couple of other girls “wrote in” a part where she trips and “spills the soup”. Apparently there was ad libbing of her lines as well.
As for me, the non-actress that I am, you can find me at the booth next to the chapel behind our church serving steaming cups of hot cocoa and directing the way to the fire pit where you can roast marshmallows. It’s an important job too, ya know! :)
