Good news still needs to be passed along. An expat friend manages a company here in Hanoi. He hosted his management team for a fun Christmas party last week and during the party shared the true Christmas story. Later during the evening one of his employees was talking with him and said something like this. "I have never heard that story before. I've worked in hotels and helped cater many Christmas events and Christmas parties over the years. But I never knew the real origin of Christmas!"
Another friend works with an organization that brings practical help to several quite poor villages in the surrounding area. They hosted a Christmas party for mothers and young children, providing practical gifts to meet some of their needs. During the party my friend was sharing the real story of Christmas, speaking to a group of about 150. He asked them if anyone knew the name of the One who came on the first Christmas day. No one offered a suggestion. They did not know the answer. Finally one boy, about age 12, raised his hand and gave the Vietnamese name for the baby born at Bethlehem. One - out of 150.
So we pray that the Good News will be told wide and far at this special time of year. It is an old story to many of us. But it is still unknown to many, and very new to some hearing it for the first time this Christmas Season.
Another friend works with an organization that brings practical help to several quite poor villages in the surrounding area. They hosted a Christmas party for mothers and young children, providing practical gifts to meet some of their needs. During the party my friend was sharing the real story of Christmas, speaking to a group of about 150. He asked them if anyone knew the name of the One who came on the first Christmas day. No one offered a suggestion. They did not know the answer. Finally one boy, about age 12, raised his hand and gave the Vietnamese name for the baby born at Bethlehem. One - out of 150.
So we pray that the Good News will be told wide and far at this special time of year. It is an old story to many of us. But it is still unknown to many, and very new to some hearing it for the first time this Christmas Season.
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